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 #2114 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SUBSIDIZE

Possible Answers:

Fund

Dig

Promote

Lie

Dream

Correct answer:

Fund

Explanation:

Subsidize means to support financially, or to fund.

Example Question #2115 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ANTICIPATE

Possible Answers:

Suction

Perform

Mold

Expect

Visualize

Correct answer:

Expect

Explanation:

Anticipate means to expect or predict

Example Question #2116 : Identifying Synonyms

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

RESURRECT

Possible Answers:

Terminate

Hone

Review

Control

Revive

Correct answer:

Revive

Explanation:

Resurrect means to restore or revive.

Example Question #2117 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPRISE

Possible Answers:

Disagree

Advise

Formulate

Share

Consist

Correct answer:

Consist

Explanation:

Comprise means to consist of.

Example Question #2118 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EXPLOIT

Possible Answers:

Mistake

Take advantage of

Propel

Overcome

Charge

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 #2119 : Identifying Synonyms

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

OPT

Possible Answers:

Rotate

Bounce

Choose

Preserve

Shun

Correct answer:

Choose

Explanation:

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

Example Question #2120 : Identifying Synonyms

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

MANEUVER

Possible Answers:

Category

Device

Cylinder

Hat

Tactic

Correct answer:

Tactic

Explanation:

maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.

Example Question #2911 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

EXCEL

Possible Answers:

Decry

Mimic

Fail

Prepare

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 #2912 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

REMUNERATE

Possible Answers:

Recede

Elude

Live

Impersonate

Pay

Correct answer:

Pay

Explanation:

To "remunerate" is to pay.

Example Question #2913 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

RELEGATE

Possible Answers:

Evade

Demote

Lighten

Energize

Dupe

Correct answer:

Demote

Explanation:

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

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