SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1961 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PERSPIRE 

Possible Answers:

Cool down 

Heat up 

Sweat 

Cry 

Rain 

Correct answer:

Sweat 

Explanation:

To “perspire” means to secrete sweat; therefore, “sweat” is the correct answer.

Example Question #1962 : Identifying Synonyms

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

JETTISON

Possible Answers:

Require 

Dispel 

Discard

Abhor 

Anoint 

Correct answer:

Discard

Explanation:

“Jettison” is a transitive verb that is used to describe the rejection or discarding of something. Most typically it is used to describe discarding something overboard from a ship or aircraft. Abhor means to detest; dispel means dismiss; anoint means to bless somebody.

Example Question #1963 : Identifying Synonyms

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

BURGEON

Possible Answers:

Balance

Impair

Exit

Flourish

Survey

Correct answer:

Flourish

Explanation:

To burgeon is to grow quickly or flourish.  

Example Question #2761 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ASCEND

Possible Answers:

Rise

Lend

Shrivel

Marry

Transcribe

Correct answer:

Rise

Explanation:

To ascend is to rise.  

Example Question #1964 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SMOLDER

Possible Answers:

Smoke

Imply

Pursue

Destroy

Present

Correct answer:

Smoke

Explanation:

Smolder means to burn slowly, with smoke but no flame.

Example Question #1965 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ENRICH

Possible Answers:

Augment

Naturalize

Perceive

Account for

Mistake

Correct answer:

Augment

Explanation:

Enrich means to improve, add to, or augment.

Example Question #1966 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EMASCULATE

Possible Answers:

Frolic

Arrange

Conspire

Hide

Weaken

Correct answer:

Weaken

Explanation:

Emasculate means to weaken something.

Example Question #1967 : Identifying Synonyms

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

NAVIGATE

Possible Answers:

Harness

Assemble

Negotiate

Participate

Shout

Correct answer:

Negotiate

Explanation:

Navigate means to plan and direct a route, or to negotiate obstacles.

Example Question #1968 : Identifying Synonyms

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

DEPLOY

Possible Answers:

Formalize

Lessen

Position

Strategize

Corroborate

Correct answer:

Position

Explanation:

Deploy means to position troops (when referring to the military).

Example Question #1969 : Identifying Synonyms

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

LOLL

Possible Answers:

Dangle

Tense

Bounce

Perceive

Dash

Correct answer:

Dangle

Explanation:

“Loll” is a verb that can mean “sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way, or hang loosely; droop,” or, with an object, “stick out one’s tongue loosely.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed way,” “droop,” or “stick out one’s tongue so that it dangles.” That means that “tense” cannot be the correct answer, because “tense,” when used as a verb, means “become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness” or, with an object, “make (a muscle or one’s body) tight or rigid,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “loll.” “Dangle,” however, is a verb that can mean “hang or swing loosely,” and because “dangle” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “loll,” “dangle” is the correct answer.

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