SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SUBSIDIZE

Possible Answers:

Fund

Dig

Promote

Dream

Lie

Correct answer:

Fund

Explanation:

Subsidize means to support financially, or to fund.

Example Question #40 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ANTICIPATE

Possible Answers:

Suction

Mold

Perform

Visualize

Expect

Correct answer:

Expect

Explanation:

Anticipate means to expect or predict

Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RESURRECT

Possible Answers:

Revive

Review

Control

Hone

Terminate

Correct answer:

Revive

Explanation:

Resurrect means to restore or revive.

Example Question #2114 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMPRISE

Possible Answers:

Share

Formulate

Consist

Disagree

Advise

Correct answer:

Consist

Explanation:

Comprise means to consist of.

Example Question #2156 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EXPLOIT

Possible Answers:

Take advantage of

Charge

Propel

Mistake

Overcome

Correct answer:

Take advantage of

Explanation:

Exploit means to make full use of something, often in a selfish way, or to take advantage of someone.

Example Question #2161 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OPT

Possible Answers:

Preserve

Choose

Bounce

Rotate

Shun

Correct answer:

Choose

Explanation:

Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.

Example Question #2162 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MANEUVER

Possible Answers:

Hat

Device

Category

Cylinder

Tactic

Correct answer:

Tactic

Explanation:

maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.

Example Question #2163 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EXCEL

Possible Answers:

Prepare

Decry

Mimic

Fail

Shine

Correct answer:

Shine

Explanation:

“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.

Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

REMUNERATE

Possible Answers:

Impersonate

Elude

Pay

Recede

Live

Correct answer:

Pay

Explanation:

To "remunerate" is to pay.

Example Question #2164 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RELEGATE

Possible Answers:

Evade

Demote

Energize

Dupe

Lighten

Correct answer:

Demote

Explanation:

To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.

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