SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #21 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BIDE.
Wait
Uncommon
Scream
Hit
Disagree
Wait
To “bide” means to wait as in “to bide one’s time.”
Example Question #22 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSIST.
Exist
Convalesce
Acrid
Prudent
Defeat
Exist
“Subsist” means to manage to live, or exist. For clarification, to be "prudent" means to be wise and judicial; "acrid" describes thick smoke; "convalesce" means to recover or recuperate.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAJOLE.
Encourage
Judge
Canon
Recuperate
Laud
Encourage
To “cajole” someone means to forcibly encourage. For clarification, "recuperate" means to recover or convalesce; "laud" means to praise; "canon" is a type of general rule or religious custom.
Example Question #51 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
WINSOME.
Sagacious
Venerable
Humble
Charming
Disgusting
Charming
A “winsome” person is someone who is charming, particularly because of an appealing naiveté. For clarification, "venerable" means worthy of respect, old; "humble" means modest; "sagacious" means very wise.
Example Question #52 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABROGATE.
Envelop
Abolish
Encourage
Praise
Goad
Abolish
“Abrogate” means to do away with something, so the correct answer is “abolish” which has the same meaning. For clarification, "goad" means to provoke; "envelop" means surround.
Example Question #53 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STRENUOUS.
Arduous
Strict
Harmonious
Staunch
Lilliputian
Arduous
Something that is “strenuous” is hard-work and stressful. This is very similar in meaning to “arduous” which describes a task that is difficult and exhausting to accomplish. For clarification, "staunch" means loyal, sturdy or ardent; "harmonious" means peaceful and co-operative; "lilliputian" means very short.
Example Question #54 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TRAVESTY.
Compromise
Temerity
Justice
Imitation
Inheritance
Imitation
A “travesty” is a grotesque or insulting representation or imitation of something, so the correct answer is “imitation.” For clarification imitation means simulation, copy or representation; inheritance describes ownership or succession by heredity (meaning things that are passed down from the previous generation to the next such as in a will or through a heirloom); compromise is an agreement in which both parties make some sacrifice for the good of the agreement; temerity means shyness.
Example Question #55 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POISED.
Lanky
Porous
Balanced
Judicial
Outraged
Balanced
To be “poised” means you are centered, balanced and calm. For clarification, "porous" means easily permeable or breachable; "lanky" means tall and skinny; "judicial" means fair and wise; "outraged" means angered.
Example Question #56 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SURMISE.
Infer
Misunderstood
Creative
Cancel
Banal
Infer
To “surmise” means to make an educated conclusion based on inference or intuition. So the correct answer is “infer.” For clarification, "banal" means commonplace, ordinary or boring.
Example Question #57 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRESAGE.
Describe
Prefix
Candor
Omen
Incite
Omen
A “presage” is an omen or warning of a future event. The prefix pre- would have provided you with a clue that the word “presage” described something that occurs before something else such as in “preview” or “preorder.” For clarification, "candor" means frankness or openness; "incite" means to start or encourage something.
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