All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1735 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ABJURE
relegate
charge
renounce
balance
prosecute
renounce
To "abjure" means to renounce something.
Example Question #1736 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INVOKE
extract
cite
flaunt
affix
perform
cite
"Invoke" means cite or appeal to something.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
PROPOUND
choose
proceed
offer
condemn
conciliate
offer
"Propound" means to put forward or offer for consideration.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Accede
to cavort
to agree
to argue
to pester
to disagree
to agree
"Accede" means to agree; to argue is to fight or disagree; to disagree is to argue or have differing opinions; to pester means to irritate; and to cavort means to frolic or have fun.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Concoct
to invent
to raze
to enrage
to fabricate
to diminish
to invent
"Concoct" is to make up or invent; to raze is to destroy; to enrage is to make angry; to diminish is to lessen; and to fabricate is to lie.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Repudiate
to criticize
to concede
to extol
to reject
to subsist
to reject
"Repudiate" is to reject; to subsist is to live; to extol is to praise; to criticize is to find fault; and to concede is to accept or give up;
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ACQUIT
mediate
propose
exonerate
quash
fire
exonerate
"Acquit" means to clear someone from criminal charge, or to exonerate.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
verify
vindicate
rationalize
console
occupy
console
"Commiserate" means to sympathize, or console.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INVEIGH
conciliate
load
denounce
congregate
participate
denounce
"Inveigh" means to write or speak about something with hostility, or to denounce.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ENLIGHTEN
Revise
Befriend
Shield
Question
Inform
Inform
To "enlighten" someone means to inform them, so "inform" is the correct answer.