All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DECRY
Convene
Wait
Chat
Criticize
Thank
Criticize
To "decry" something is to openly criticize it, so "criticize" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "decry": “wait” means to remain inactive until something expected happens; “convene” means assemble, gather or meet;“chat” means converse or have a casual conversation; and “thank” means express gratitude.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESCRY
Purge
Conspire
Perceive
Phrase
Fail
Perceive
To "descry" is to perceive or to see by looking carefully, so "perceive" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "descry": “conspire” means to plot to do something morally wrong;“fail” means be unsuccessful; “purge” means get rid of all of something from a certain thing or area; and "phrase” means express with words in a particular way.
Example Question #64 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COGITATE
Duplicate
Stalk
Fake
Influence
Ponder
Ponder
"Cogitate" means think about or ponder, so "ponder" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "cogitate": “stalk” means pursue stealthily;“fake” means to pretend that something is true; to “duplicate” something means to copy it; and to “influence” someone or something means to sway that person or it.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GOAD
Garrison
Recount
Provoke
Imply
Understand
Provoke
To “goad” somebody means to provoke themor to incite a reaction in them, so "provoke" is the correct answer. For clarification, "imply" means to suggest something without directly expressing it, and "garrison" means station military troops somewhere.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPINE
Contest
Inter
Mingle
Contend
Know
Contend
“Opine” is a verb that means declare to be one’s opinion, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like say as one’s opinion. That means that “know” cannot be the correct answer, because “know” can mean be absolutely certain or sure about something, and so deals with (perceived) facts instead of opinions. “Contend,” however, is a verb that means assert, and because “contend” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “opine,” “contend” is the correct answer.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARDON
choose
forgive
stumble
condemn
complain
forgive
"Pardon" means to forgive or excuse.
Example Question #68 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUMMON
send
buy
change
call
puncture
call
"Summon" means to urgently call someone.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSCRIBE
Condemn
Recommend
Reverse
Mix
Leak
Condemn
To "proscribe" is to condemn.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REDACT
Invigorate
Edit
Churn
Starve
Pulse
Edit
"Redact" means to censure or prepare a written work for being published, or "edit."
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JEER
Pass
Taunt
Fasten
Calm
Portray
Taunt
Jeer means to deride, heckle, or "taunt" someone.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
