All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ACQUIT
mediate
exonerate
propose
quash
fire
exonerate
"Acquit" means to clear someone from criminal charge, or to exonerate.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
occupy
console
vindicate
rationalize
verify
console
"Commiserate" means to sympathize, or console.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INVEIGH
conciliate
load
participate
denounce
congregate
denounce
"Inveigh" means to write or speak about something with hostility, or to denounce.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ENLIGHTEN
Question
Inform
Revise
Befriend
Shield
Inform
To "enlighten" someone means to inform them, so "inform" is the correct answer.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
OSTRACIZE
Exclude
Promote
Integrate
Retain
Violate
Exclude
To "ostracize" someone means to exclude them, so "exclude" is the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EMULATE
discover
damage
imitate
populate
lessen
imitate
"Emulate" means to imitate or copy.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EVOKE
conciliate
elicit
ignore
rattle
burrow
elicit
"Evoke" means to elicit a response.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CHORTLE
Understand
Preserve
Deflate
Laugh
Pen
Laugh
"Chortle" means to chuckle gleefully, so "laugh" is the correct answer because it is the closest synonym amongst the given answer choices.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CADGE
Kill
Pour
Benefit
Shine
Beg
Beg
To "cadge" is to beg for something or obtain something by imposing on another's generosity, so "beg" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "cadge."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ARROGATE
Measure
Gasp
Claim
Surrender
Wound
Claim
"Arrogate" is a verb that means to take or claim something without justification, so "claim" is the correct answer becuase it is closest in meaning to "arrogate."
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