SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECREE
Command
Pennant
Harbinger
Opulence
Imperial
"Decree" can function either as a noun or an verb. As a noun, a "decree" is a law or rule made by an authority; as an verb, it means to create such a law or rule and put it into effect. While "imperial" may seem like a good answer choice because someone who is imperial may issue decrees, "imperial" is not a synonym of "decree," so we should skip it. Of the listed answer choices, "command" is the closest synonym; it can similarly act as a noun or verb and means either an order issued by an authority or to issue such an order.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECREE
Command
Pennant
Harbinger
Opulence
Imperial
"Decree" can function either as a noun or an verb. As a noun, a "decree" is a law or rule made by an authority; as an verb, it means to create such a law or rule and put it into effect. While "imperial" may seem like a good answer choice because someone who is imperial may issue decrees, "imperial" is not a synonym of "decree," so we should skip it. Of the listed answer choices, "command" is the closest synonym; it can similarly act as a noun or verb and means either an order issued by an authority or to issue such an order.
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMPEL.
Force
Manifest
Allow
Enable
Prism
To “compel” means to force. For clarification manifest means obvious, apparent.
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ENDURE
tolerate
impose
curse
mortify
appease
"Endure" means to undergo something unpleasant, or tolerate it.
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EVOKE
elicit
ignore
rattle
burrow
conciliate
"Evoke" means to elicit a response.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EVINCE
Reveal
Increase
Graft
Hemorrhage
Happen
To “evince” is to show clearly or to reveal, so "reveal" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “evince”. “Increase” means to get bigger. “Graft” means to insert or to transplant. “Hemorrhage” means to bleed, especially profusely. “Happen” means to occur.
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EVOKE
elicit
ignore
rattle
burrow
conciliate
"Evoke" means to elicit a response.
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ENDURE
tolerate
impose
curse
mortify
appease
"Endure" means to undergo something unpleasant, or tolerate it.
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMPEL.
Force
Manifest
Allow
Enable
Prism
To “compel” means to force. For clarification manifest means obvious, apparent.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EVINCE
Reveal
Increase
Graft
Hemorrhage
Happen
To “evince” is to show clearly or to reveal, so "reveal" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “evince”. “Increase” means to get bigger. “Graft” means to insert or to transplant. “Hemorrhage” means to bleed, especially profusely. “Happen” means to occur.