SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #2601 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRATTLE
Obscure
Interest
Confuse
Annoy
Babble
Babble
To "prattle" means to talk on and on in a manner that is silly and senseless. To "babble" means to speak in a way that is illogical and unintelligent sounding. Given how similar these words are, they are synonyms. While it may "annoy" someone to hear another person "prattle," the words are not synonyms because they don't mean the same thing. (Instead, there is a causal relationship between them: when one person prattles, that can annoy another.)
Example Question #2602 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEBUNK
Disprove
Dislike
Ruminate
Unfold
Untuck
Disprove
"Debunk" means to prove to be false. While the word sounds like it might mean to "untuck," this answer choice is a trick. The best answer choice is thus "disprove," which means to prove that something is not true.
Example Question #2603 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDEMNIFY
Compensate
Elect
Pinch
Regulate
Soothe
Compensate
"Indemnify" is a verb that means to compensate someone for a damage or loss. It can also mean to ensure financial reimbursement in case of a future loss. The root word "indemnis" means unhurt. So, "compensate" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "indemnify."
Example Question #2604 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECREE
Imperial
Harbinger
Command
Opulence
Pennant
Command
"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.
Example Question #2605 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORROBORATE
Evaluate
Acclaim
Validate
Incite
Accelerate
Validate
"Corroborate" is a verb which means "confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding," so we need to find another verb which means "confirm." While "acclaim" might seem like the correct answer, it actually means "praise enthusiastically and publicly," and doesn't quite match the meaning of "confirm" that we're looking for. "Validate," on the other hand, means "check or prove the validity or accuracy of something," and since it is the closest in meaning to "corroborate," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADMONISH
Growl
Warn
Create
Give
Decorate
Warn
To admonish is to warn or caution someone.
Example Question #2606 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DICTATE
Cavort
Buffet
Invent
Suggest
Command
Command
"Dictate" means to command or compel. Suggest is an anytonym because it means to provide an option. Invent means to create something. Cavort means to have fun. Buffet means to hit. None of these last three words have any relation to Dictate in this context.
Example Question #1852 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEAL
Send
Slice
Officiate
Request
Decompose
Request
Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.
Example Question #2607 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REVERE
Orate
Turn
Honor
Castigate
Linger
Honor
To revere someone is to have respect and awe for him or her. To honor someone is to show him or her a high degree of respect.
Example Question #2608 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
Collaborate
Salute
Sympathize
Market
Change
Sympathize
Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.
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