SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Questions
Example Question #247 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCEND
Lend
Shrivel
Rise
Marry
Transcribe
Rise
To ascend is to rise. Â
Example Question #1962 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SMOLDER
Pursue
Smoke
Present
Destroy
Imply
Smoke
Smolder means to burn slowly, with smoke but no flame.
Example Question #1963 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENRICH
Naturalize
Account for
Mistake
Augment
Perceive
Augment
Enrich means to improve, add to, or augment.
Example Question #1964 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EMASCULATE
Arrange
Frolic
Hide
Conspire
Weaken
Weaken
Emasculate means to weaken something.
Example Question #1965 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NAVIGATE
Negotiate
Assemble
Harness
Participate
Shout
Negotiate
Navigate means to plan and direct a route, or to negotiate obstacles.
Example Question #1966 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEPLOY
Lessen
Formalize
Strategize
Position
Corroborate
Position
Deploy means to position troops (when referring to the military).
Example Question #1967 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOLL
Dash
Tense
Bounce
Dangle
Perceive
Dangle
“Loll” is a verb that can mean “sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way, or hang loosely; droop,” or, with an object, “stick out one’s tongue loosely.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed way,” “droop,” or “stick out one’s tongue so that it dangles.” That means that “tense” cannot be the correct answer, because “tense,” when used as a verb, means “become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness” or, with an object, “make (a muscle or one’s body) tight or rigid,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “loll.” “Dangle,” however, is a verb that can mean “hang or swing loosely,” and because “dangle” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “loll,” “dangle” is the correct answer.
Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOLT
Shed
Flap
Bite
Scratch
Melt
Shed
“Molt” is a verb that is used of an animal and means “shed old feathers, hair, or skin, etc.,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “discard feathers, hair, skin, or an old shell to make way for new growth.” While all of the answer choirs are verbs that might be associated with animals, “shed,” is a verb that when referring to a reptile or insect means “allow skin to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath,” and when referring to a mammal means “lose (hair) as a result of molting, disease, or age.” Because “shed” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “molt,” “shed” is the correct answer.
Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERADICATE
Harbor
Grant
Grumble
Bombard
Destroy
Destroy
"To eradicate" means to completely destroy.
Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORRODE
Expand
Whisper
Orate
Characterize
Deteriorate
Deteriorate
To "corrode" is to deteriorate, disintegrate, or wear away.
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