All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #10 : Synonyms: Distinguishing Between Multiple Definitions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WIND
Boil
Mock
Forecast
Weave
Demonstrate
Weave
"Wind" may be a noun (relating to air movement and weather), but it may also be a verb. As a verb, "wind" means to move in a twisting or spiral course. The verb "weave" means to turn from side to side while moving somewhere, and is an appropriate synonym for wind.
Example Question #2271 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NET
Incentive
Leisure
Disapproval
Unity
Final
Final
"Net" is a noun with different meanings. A "net" can be a device used for fishing, or an overall end result. Based on all the choices final is a synonym for the second definition, and therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #2272 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPROACH
Identify
Congratulate
Whirl
Fault
Bend
Fault
“Reproach” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “reproach” as a verb. When used as a verb, “reproach” means “to express disapproval or disappointment,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “express disapproval or disappointment.” That means that “congratulate” cannot be the correct answer, because “congratulate” means “to praise for a particular achievement,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “reproach.” “Fault,” however, when used as a verb, means “criticize for inadequacy or mistakes,” and because “fault” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “reproach,” “fault” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2273 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAULT
Forget
Tumble
Hurdle
Run
Motion
Hurdle
“Vault” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “vault” as a verb. When used as a verb, “vault” means “leap or spring,” or, when used with an object, “jump over an obstacle.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “leap over something.” That means that “tumble” cannot be the correct answer, because “tumble,” when used as a verb, typically refers to a person and means “fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong,” a meaning very distant from that of “vault.” “Hurdle,” however, when used as a verb, means “jump over (a hurdle or other obstacle) while running,” when used with an object, and because “hurdle” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “vault,” “hurdle” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2274 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BREACH
Infringe
Excuse
Mix
Skirt
Obey
Infringe
“Breach” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the potential answer choices are verbs, we will need to consider “breach” as a verb. When used as a verb, “breach” can mean “make a gap in something and break through” or “break or fail to observe something contracted or necessary.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “break through” or “fail to observe.” That means that “obey” cannot be the correct answer, because “obey” can mean “ behave in accordance with authority,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “breach.” “Infringe,” however, is a verb that can mean “actively break the terms of a contract or law,” and because “infringe” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “breach,” “infringe” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2275 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UTTER
Perform
Herald
Miss
Say
Complain
Say
"Utter" means to make a noise or say something out loud.
Example Question #2276 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BRIEF
Fabricate
Sculpt
Inform
Shorten
Cover
Inform
To "brief" someone means to inform them about something.
Example Question #2277 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGINEER
Travel
Record
Contrive
Proselytise
Partake
Contrive
To "engineer" something means to arrange for it to happen, or to contrive things.
Example Question #2278 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MINUTE
Quiet
Pious
Worldly
Tiny
Punctual
Tiny
One definition of minute is very small.
Example Question #2279 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CURB
Sort
Harmonize
Restrain
Ostracize
Mollify
Restrain
To curb something means to restrain it or keep it in check.