SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DECODE

Possible Answers:

Officiate

Mingle

Decipher

Disapear

Caterwaul

Correct answer:

Decipher

Explanation:

To "decipher" something, be it a complex riddle or a simple remark, is to "decode" that thing. To "caterwaul" is to yowl or cry. To "officiate" is to preside over, and the verb is usually applied to ceremonies such as marriage. To "mingle" is to mix and blend.

Example Question #1921 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

REPRIMAND

Possible Answers:

Mollify

Forfend

Chastise

Harbor

Extol

Correct answer:

Chastise

Explanation:

To "reprimand" is to "chastise," scold, or admonish. To "forfend" is to protect, and to "extol" is to laud or praise. To "mollify" is to placate, while to "harbor" is to house, to extend refuge to.

Example Question #1922 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ENERVATE

Possible Answers:

Weaken

Rebut

Ally

Placate

Invigorate

Correct answer:

Weaken

Explanation:

To "enervate" is to tire, "weaken," and drain of energy. This is an antonym for "invigorate," which means strengthen. To "placate" is to mollify or appease. "Rebut" means refute. To "ally" is to join forces in pursuit of a common goal.

Example Question #1923 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BLOVIATE

Possible Answers:

Wander aimlessly

Talk excessively

Perjure

Persecute ruthlessly

Work assiduously

Correct answer:

Talk excessively

Explanation:

To "bloviate" is to talk pompously and in an overblown manner. To "meander" is to wander aimlessly, and to "persevere" is to work assiduously. To "perjure" is to lie under oath. To "persecute ruthlessly" is to oppress.

Example Question #1924 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EXTOL

Possible Answers:

Laud

Daunt

Contaminate

Subsume

Prevaricate

Correct answer:

Laud

Explanation:

To "extol" something is to sing its praises. To "subsume" something is to absorb it into something else. To "prevaricate" is to lie, while to "contaminate" is to pollute. To "daunt" is to make someone feel apprehensive or dismayed.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONGEAL

Possible Answers:

populate

pardon

thicken

gather

melt

Correct answer:

thicken

Explanation:

"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters

SABOTAGE

Possible Answers:

repel

fling

damage

transform

mystify

Correct answer:

damage

Explanation:

Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters

PROPEL

Possible Answers:

yell

curve

consume

push

study

Correct answer:

push

Explanation:

Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards

Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

AUGMENT

Possible Answers:

limit

consume

critique

hinder

supplement

Correct answer:

supplement

Explanation:

Augment means to increase or to supplement.

Example Question #167 : Synonyms: Verbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

LANGUISH

Possible Answers:

promote

talk slowly

frustrate

curtail

deteriorate

Correct answer:

deteriorate

Explanation:

"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.

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