All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1811 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEAL
Request
Decompose
Slice
Send
Officiate
Request
Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.
Example Question #1812 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REVERE
Castigate
Orate
Turn
Honor
Linger
Honor
To revere someone is to have respect and awe for him or her. To honor someone is to show him or her a high degree of respect.
Example Question #1813 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
Collaborate
Salute
Change
Market
Sympathize
Sympathize
Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.
Example Question #1814 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REBUKE
Misrepresent
Abhor
Experiment
Abscond
Scold
Scold
To rebuke and to scold both mean to express disapproval.
Example Question #1815 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERSCORE
Marvel
Mistake
Emphasize
Record
Brighten
Emphasize
Underscore means to underline, or emphasize.
Example Question #1816 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BERATE
Bury
Excite
Scold
Brave
Accelerate
Scold
To berate someone is to scold him or her harshly.
Example Question #1817 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCEDE
Surrender
Consider
Build
Hurry
Agree
Surrender
To concede is to give in, admit defeat, or surrender.
Example Question #1818 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUDE
Dream
Convince
Drown
Remove
Trick
Trick
To "delude" someone is to trick them, deceive them, or lie to them.
Example Question #1819 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPARAGE
Insult
Separate
Scatter
Waste
Frighten
Insult
To "disparage" someone or something is to speak badly of it, insult it, or put it down.
Example Question #1820 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADMONISH
Rebuke
Assist
Provide
Nourish
Support
Rebuke
“Admonish” is a transitive verb that means to rebuke somebody mildly, but earnestly. “Support” and “assist” are antonyms.
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