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Example Question #2751 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETRACT
Withdraw
Poach
Laud
Advance
Permeate
Withdraw
"Retract" means to pull back or withdraw. Advance is to go forward, which is the opposite meaning of Retract. Poach means to hunt, Permeate means to penetrate, and Laud means to applause. None of these words have any relation to Retract.
Example Question #1997 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Curtail
Capitulate
Invest
Repeal
Follow
Shorten
Shorten
To curtail means to cut short or shorten.
Example Question #2752 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VACILLATE
Solidify
Preach
Fluctuate
Incriminate
Explore
Fluctuate
To vacillate and to fluctuate both mean to continually shift back and forth.
Example Question #1956 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRIKE
Dismiss
Anger
Fly
Propel
Hit
Hit
Strike means to hit forcibily.
Example Question #2753 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFILTRATE
Invade
Matriculate
Revolutionize
Observe
Retreat
Invade
Infiltrate means to gain access to something surreptiously, or gradually invade.
Example Question #2754 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERCEPT
Obstruct
Consume
Share
Produce
Propel
Obstruct
Intercept means to prevent something from getting to its destination, or to obstruct
Example Question #2755 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURGEON
Margin
Urge
Burden
Bloom
Fish
Bloom
Something that is burgeoning is growing well and fruitfully, blossoming, or blooming.
Example Question #2756 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERSPIRE
Heat up
Sweat
Cry
Cool down
Rain
Sweat
To “perspire” means to secrete sweat; therefore, “sweat” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2757 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JETTISON
Abhor
Anoint
Discard
Dispel
Require
Discard
“Jettison” is a transitive verb that is used to describe the rejection or discarding of something. Most typically it is used to describe discarding something overboard from a ship or aircraft. Abhor means to detest; dispel means dismiss; anoint means to bless somebody.
Example Question #1963 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURGEON
Balance
Impair
Exit
Flourish
Survey
Flourish
To burgeon is to grow quickly or flourish.
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