SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #2581 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

PARDON

Possible Answers:

choose

forgive

complain

condemn

stumble

Correct answer:

forgive

Explanation:

"Pardon" means to forgive or excuse.

Example Question #1826 : Synonyms

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

SUMMON

Possible Answers:

change

send

buy

puncture

call

Correct answer:

call

Explanation:

"Summon" means to urgently call someone.

Example Question #1786 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PROSCRIBE

Possible Answers:

Reverse

Mix

Leak

Condemn

Recommend

Correct answer:

Condemn

Explanation:

To "proscribe" is to condemn.

Example Question #1784 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REDACT

Possible Answers:

Pulse

Churn

Invigorate

Starve

Edit

Correct answer:

Edit

Explanation:

"Redact" means to censure or prepare a written work for being published, or "edit."

Example Question #1785 : Identifying Synonyms

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

JEER

Possible Answers:

Pass

Calm

Portray

Taunt

Fasten

Correct answer:

Taunt

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Pressure

Befriend

Bend

Call

Overcome

Correct answer:

Pressure

Explanation:

"Coerce" means to pressure someone into doing something, so "pressure" (considered as a verb) is the correct answer.

Example Question #2581 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

WINCE

Possible Answers:

Operate

Relax

Crank

Flinch

Bolster

Correct answer:

Flinch

Explanation:

“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 #2582 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

RESCIND

Possible Answers:

Implement

Reconsider

Nullify

Engage

Quell

Correct answer:

Nullify

Explanation:

“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 #2583 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ABASE

Possible Answers:

Summon

Memorize

Degrade

Reconsider

Scatter

Correct answer:

Degrade

Explanation:

"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 #75 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

CHORTLE

Possible Answers:

Burn

Stir

Cough

Laugh

Fabricate

Correct answer:

Laugh

Explanation:

A "chortle" is a form of laughter; one might write, "The obnoxious joke still made her chortle."

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