All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JEER
Portray
Calm
Taunt
Pass
Fasten
Taunt
Jeer means to deride, heckle, or "taunt" someone.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COERCE
Befriend
Pressure
Call
Bend
Overcome
Pressure
"Coerce" means to pressure someone into doing something, so "pressure" (considered as a verb) is the correct answer.
Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINCE
Bolster
Operate
Relax
Flinch
Crank
Flinch
“Wince” is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun, but because all of the potential answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “wince” as a verb. When used as a verb, “wince” means grimace or shrink away from. Therefore, “relax” cannot be the correct answer, because “relax” is an antonym, not a synonym, of “wince.” “Flinch,” however, is a verb that means jerk one's body back in surprise or fear, and because “flinch” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “wince,” “flinch” is the correct answer.
Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESCIND
Engage
Nullify
Reconsider
Quell
Implement
Nullify
“Rescind” is a verb that means revoke or repeal, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like revoke. That means that “implement” cannot be the correct answer, because “implement,” when used as a verb, means have something take effect, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “rescind.” “Nullify,” however, is a verb that means annul or make void, and because “nullify” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “rescind,” “nullify” is the correct answer.
Example Question #74 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABASE
Memorize
Reconsider
Scatter
Degrade
Summon
Degrade
"Abase" is a verb that means degrade or humiliate. So, "degrade," a verb that means treat someone disrespectfully, is the correct answer because it is closest in meaning to "abase."
Example Question #76 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHORTLE
Laugh
Cough
Stir
Fabricate
Burn
Laugh
A "chortle" is a form of laughter; one might write, "The obnoxious joke still made her chortle."
Example Question #75 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACQUIESCE
Retreat
Agree
Argue
Infer
Beg
Agree
"Acquiesce" means reluctantly agree to do something, so "agree" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "acquiesce."
Example Question #76 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMPEL.
Allow
Prism
Manifest
Force
Enable
Force
To “compel” means to force. For clarification manifest means obvious, apparent.
Example Question #77 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INFUSE.
Declare
Wonder
Instill
Garner
Threaten
Instill
To “infuse” somebody means to introduce some thought or emotion into someone else’s mind. This definition is very similar to “instill” which means to impart ideas in someone else’s mind gradually. For clarification, garner means to win or gain something or to collect information.
Example Question #78 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATE
Atone
Build
Muse
Supervise
Access
Atone
“Expiate” means to atone or make amends, so "atone" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “expiate”. “Access” means to get into. “Muse” means to ponder. “Supervise” means to oversee. “Build” means to construct.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
