All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
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 pester
to agree
to argue
to cavort
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 concede
to extol
to criticize
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 #24 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ACQUIT
mediate
exonerate
propose
quash
fire
exonerate
"Acquit" means to clear someone from criminal charge, or to exonerate.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
occupy
console
vindicate
rationalize
verify
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
participate
denounce
congregate
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
Question
Inform
Revise
Befriend
Shield
Inform
To "enlighten" someone means to inform them, so "inform" is the correct answer.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
OSTRACIZE
Exclude
Promote
Integrate
Retain
Violate
Exclude
To "ostracize" someone means to exclude them, so "exclude" is the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EMULATE
discover
damage
imitate
populate
lessen
imitate
"Emulate" means to imitate or copy.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EVOKE
conciliate
elicit
ignore
rattle
burrow
elicit
"Evoke" means to elicit a response.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
