SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1741 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Accede

Possible Answers:

to pester

to argue

to disagree

to agree

to cavort

Correct answer:

to agree

Explanation:

"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 #1742 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Concoct

Possible Answers:

to invent

to raze

to fabricate

to enrage

to diminish

Correct answer:

to invent

Explanation:

"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 #1743 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Repudiate

Possible Answers:

to concede

to extol

to reject

to subsist

to criticize

Correct answer:

to reject

Explanation:

"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 #27 : Synonyms: Verbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ACQUIT

Possible Answers:

quash

mediate

exonerate

fire

propose

Correct answer:

exonerate

Explanation:

"Acquit" means to clear someone from criminal charge, or to exonerate.

Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Verbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COMMISERATE

Possible Answers:

rationalize

vindicate

occupy

console

verify

Correct answer:

console

Explanation:

"Commiserate" means to sympathize, or console.

Example Question #29 : Synonyms: Verbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

INVEIGH

Possible Answers:

denounce

congregate

conciliate

participate

load

Correct answer:

denounce

Explanation:

"Inveigh" means to write or speak about something with hostility, or to denounce.

Example Question #30 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

ENLIGHTEN

Possible Answers:

Question

Befriend

Shield

Inform

Revise

Correct answer:

Inform

Explanation:

To "enlighten" someone means to inform them, so "inform" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1743 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

OSTRACIZE

Possible Answers:

Retain

Violate

Promote

Integrate

Exclude

Correct answer:

Exclude

Explanation:

To "ostracize" someone means to exclude them, so "exclude" is the correct answer.

Example Question #2542 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

EMULATE

Possible Answers:

imitate

discover

lessen

damage

populate

Correct answer:

imitate

Explanation:

"Emulate" means to imitate or copy.

Example Question #2543 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

EVOKE

Possible Answers:

conciliate

burrow

elicit

rattle

ignore

Correct answer:

elicit

Explanation:

"Evoke" means to elicit a response.

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