All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1831 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COERCE
Call
Overcome
Bend
Pressure
Befriend
Pressure
"Coerce" means to pressure someone into doing something, so "pressure" (considered as a verb) is the correct answer.
Example Question #1832 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINCE
Bolster
Crank
Operate
Flinch
Relax
Flinch
“Wince” is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun, but because all of the potential answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “wince” as a verb. When used as a verb, “wince” means grimace or shrink away from. Therefore, “relax” cannot be the correct answer, because “relax” is an antonym, not a synonym, of “wince.” “Flinch,” however, is a verb that means jerk one's body back in surprise or fear, and because “flinch” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “wince,” “flinch” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1833 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESCIND
Implement
Nullify
Engage
Reconsider
Quell
Nullify
“Rescind” is a verb that means revoke or repeal, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like revoke. That means that “implement” cannot be the correct answer, because “implement,” when used as a verb, means have something take effect, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “rescind.” “Nullify,” however, is a verb that means annul or make void, and because “nullify” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “rescind,” “nullify” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1834 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABASE
Scatter
Degrade
Memorize
Reconsider
Summon
Degrade
"Abase" is a verb that means degrade or humiliate. So, "degrade," a verb that means treat someone disrespectfully, is the correct answer because it is closest in meaning to "abase."
Example Question #1835 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHORTLE
Cough
Fabricate
Burn
Stir
Laugh
Laugh
A "chortle" is a form of laughter; one might write, "The obnoxious joke still made her chortle."
Example Question #1835 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACQUIESCE
Infer
Retreat
Beg
Argue
Agree
Agree
"Acquiesce" means reluctantly agree to do something, so "agree" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "acquiesce."
Example Question #1837 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMPEL.
Force
Allow
Manifest
Enable
Prism
Force
To “compel” means to force. For clarification manifest means obvious, apparent.
Example Question #1837 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INFUSE.
Garner
Instill
Declare
Threaten
Wonder
Instill
To “infuse” somebody means to introduce some thought or emotion into someone else’s mind. This definition is very similar to “instill” which means to impart ideas in someone else’s mind gradually. For clarification, garner means to win or gain something or to collect information.
Example Question #1838 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATE
Supervise
Build
Muse
Atone
Access
Atone
“Expiate” means to atone or make amends, so "atone" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “expiate”. “Access” means to get into. “Muse” means to ponder. “Supervise” means to oversee. “Build” means to construct.
Example Question #1836 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTREAT
Push
Concoct
Urge
Conspire
Spoil
Urge
"Entreat" means to ask anxiously for someone to do something, or to "urge."
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
