SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #1915 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSTRATE
Show
Teach
Wander
Leap
Contend
Show
The verb "illustrate" is most commonly used to mean draw, paint. It also has an important secondary meaning - to show, to demonstrate, to show how something is done or what something means.
Example Question #1916 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EQUIVOCATE
Bloviate
Quiver
Curate
Summarize
Prevaricate
Prevaricate
To "equivocate" and to "prevaricate" both mean to deceive through misleading and often wordy speech. To "quiver" is to tremble, and to "curate" is to gather together exhibits as for an art gallery. To "bloviate" is to talk in an overblown, pompous way. To "summarize" is to create a summary.
Example Question #159 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBSTANTIATE
Barter
Effect
Grouse
Gripe
Verify
Verify
To "substantiate" something is to verify the truth of it. To "barter" is to trade, and to "grouse" and to "gripe" are both to complain in a whiny way. To "effect" a change or a certain act is to bring it about.
Example Question #160 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSPIRE
Carouse
Plot
Fortify
Enervate
Elucidate
Plot
To "conspire" is to connive or "plot" with someone. To "fortify" something is to strengthen it, whereas to "enervate" something is to weaken it. "Elucidate" is a synonym for "clarify." To "carouse" is to celebrate and be merry in a rowdy, usually drunken manner.
Example Question #1917 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECODE
Caterwaul
Officiate
Disapear
Mingle
Decipher
Decipher
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
Chastise
Harbor
Forfend
Extol
Mollify
Chastise
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
Weaken
Placate
Rebut
Ally
Invigorate
Weaken
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
Perjure
Work assiduously
Persecute ruthlessly
Talk excessively
Wander aimlessly
Talk excessively
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
Daunt
Subsume
Contaminate
Prevaricate
Laud
Laud
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
gather
pardon
melt
populate
thicken
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
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