All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2061 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNNERVE
Consume
Stress
Reveal
Trudge
Relinquish
Stress
"Unnerve" and "stress" are closest in meaning. These synonyms describe the action of causing something frustration and uneasiness. The other words do not share this meaning. "Consume" means to eat, digest, or exhaust. To "reveal" something is to bring something to light. To "relinquish" something is to give that thing up. To "trudge" is to walk heavily.
Example Question #2062 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUSE
Incense
Parry
Deign
Confiscate
Inspire
Inspire
The verb "rouse" means to cause excitement, to inspire and motivate. Additionally, "incense" means to anger, to make furious; "deign" means condescend, to allow oneself to talk to people one views as inferior; "confiscate" means seize, take from; "parry" means (of something thrown at one) to deflect, to cause to move in another direction.
Example Question #2063 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLUSTERED
Supreme
Recondite
Composed
Unsettled
Poised
Unsettled
The verb "flustered" means unsettled, made nervous by something. Additionally, "composed" means calm and under control; "poised" means showing calm and composure in a stressful situation; "supreme" means best, superior, greatest; "recondite" means (of knowledge) obscure and arcane, known by only a few.
Example Question #2064 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTRANCE
Convince
Resign
Join
Captivate
Dismay
Captivate
This is a little tough because the word "entrance" can be a noun that means a way into something. But "entrance" also means to put into a trance or to charm.
I was entranced by the beautiful music coming from the tower.
There is no answer choice that could serve as a synonym of the noun form of entrance, so it must be the verb form, and the word "captivate," meaning to hold or capture the interest of, is a synonym.
Example Question #2065 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY
Engage
Secure
Frighten
Support
Lessen
Lessen
"Mollify" means to soften or make less intense in feeling or temper.
I hope that giving the family an upgrade to first class will mollify them after the airline lost their luggage.
So to "lessen" is the best choice.
Example Question #2066 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Centipede
light
hundred
twist
foot
animal
foot
"Ped" usually means foot. Another example is "pedestrian."
Example Question #2067 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Dictum
words
under
many
belief
death
words
"Dict" has to do with words, or saying. Another example is "dictionary."
Example Question #2068 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Credential
other
become
believe
study
call
believe
"Cred" usually has to do with belief. Another example is "credible."
Example Question #2069 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Hydrate
under
light
many
water
between
water
"Hydr" usually means water. Another example is "hydraulic."
Example Question #2070 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Belligerent
two
advance
inside
war
large
war
"Bell" usually means war. Another example is "rebellion."
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