SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #2115 : Identifying Synonyms

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

OPT

Possible Answers:

Shun

Choose

Rotate

Preserve

Bounce

Correct answer:

Choose

Explanation:

Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.

Example Question #2162 : Synonyms

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

MANEUVER

Possible Answers:

Cylinder

Device

Hat

Category

Tactic

Correct answer:

Tactic

Explanation:

maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.

Example Question #2121 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EXCEL

Possible Answers:

Fail

Shine

Mimic

Decry

Prepare

Correct answer:

Shine

Explanation:

“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 #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

REMUNERATE

Possible Answers:

Impersonate

Elude

Pay

Recede

Live

Correct answer:

Pay

Explanation:

To "remunerate" is to pay.

Example Question #2122 : Identifying Synonyms

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

RELEGATE

Possible Answers:

Demote

Evade

Dupe

Lighten

Energize

Correct answer:

Demote

Explanation:

To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.

Example Question #2164 : Synonyms

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

ABANDON

Possible Answers:

Relinquish

Absorb

Cherish

Forget

Maintain

Correct answer:

Relinquish

Explanation:

"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.

Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

FLOUT

Possible Answers:

Violate

Comply

Champion

Precipitate

Defend

Correct answer:

Violate

Explanation:

"Flout" means to defy or violate.

Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

FOSTER

Possible Answers:

Fail

Design

Promote

Liberate

Speak

Correct answer:

Promote

Explanation:

"Foster" means to promote.

Example Question #2923 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

BIDE

Possible Answers:

Chew

Wait

Discover

Propose

Steal

Correct answer:

Wait

Explanation:

"Bide" means to wait.

Example Question #2123 : Identifying Synonyms

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

INTERROGATE

Possible Answers:

Suggest

Interrupt

Imply

Incinerate

Question

Correct answer:

Question

Explanation:

"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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