All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2119 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Rotate
Bounce
Choose
Preserve
Shun
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #2120 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Category
Device
Cylinder
Hat
Tactic
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #2911 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Decry
Mimic
Fail
Prepare
Shine
Shine
“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2912 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Recede
Elude
Live
Impersonate
Pay
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #2913 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Evade
Demote
Lighten
Energize
Dupe
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #2124 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Cherish
Absorb
Forget
Relinquish
Maintain
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #2125 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Defend
Champion
Precipitate
Violate
Comply
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #2126 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Design
Fail
Promote
Speak
Liberate
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Propose
Chew
Wait
Steal
Discover
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.
Example Question #2127 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Imply
Interrupt
Incinerate
Question
Suggest
Question
"Interrogate" and "question" are synonymous. To "interrupt" something is to halt the continuity or jump into the middle of something. To "incinerate" something is to burn that thing up. "Imply" and "suggest" are synonyms meaning to give the impression of something without stating it directly.
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