All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BESTOW
Store
Take
Realize
Join
Give
Give
"Bestow" means to present as a gift. "Give" is the best answer as it means to hand to someone. Considering the other choices, "join" means to bring into contact, "realize" means to understand, "store" means to put away for future use, and "take" means to get in one's possession.
Example Question #29 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PIRATE
Elaborate
Classify
Seize
Detain
Steal
Steal
When used as a verb, "pirate" means to plunder or "steal." "Classify" means to put in groups with similar characteristics. "Elaborate," when used as a verb, means to expand or provide additional details. "Detain" means to hold a person in a location or imprison. "Seize" means to grab or to take possession of something, usually without the owner's permission.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSIMILATE
Learn
Assist
Subsume
Portray
Recover
Subsume
"Assimilate" is a verb that has several different meanings, including absorb ideas or people into a group. While "assist" may look like a potentially correct answer, the meaning of "assist" does not match any of the meanings of "assimilate," so it cannot be the correct answer. "Subsume," however, is a verb meaning include or absorb, and since "subsume" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "assimilate," "subsume" is the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
USURP
Protect
Retaliate
Disband
Seize
Demand
Seize
"Usurp" means seize or overthrow, so "seize" is the correct answer.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FORSAKE.
Abandon
Condemn
Limit
Assuage
Encourage
Abandon
To “forsake” something means to abandon it. For clarification, "condemn" means to declare something is wrong or bad; "assuage" means alleviate, calm or make better.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RENDER
Send
Provide
Churn
Wonder
Ripple
Provide
"Render" means to provide something, usually a service or a kind of help.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPLOIT
Persuade
Rotate
Expel
Provoke
Abuse
Abuse
"Exploit" means take advantage of or use for one's own gain, so "abuse," which means misuse, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "exploit" and "abuse": "persuade" means convince; "rotate" means spin or revolve; "expel" means banish or oust; and "provoke" means precipitate or enrage.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFORM
Improvement
summary
Multitude
Task
Challenge
Improvement
Reform means the process of improving a practice or institution.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPROMISE
Laughter
Margin
Settlement
Disaster
Provocation
Settlement
A compromise is an agreement or settlement reached when both sides give something up.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HEW
Cringe
Predict
Cook
Undercut
Conform
Conform
Hew means to conform or adhere to something.
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