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.
Hit
Uncommon
Disagree
Wait
Scream
Wait
To “bide” means to wait as in “to bide one’s time.”
Example Question #21 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSIST.
Exist
Convalesce
Prudent
Defeat
Acrid
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 #22 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAJOLE.
Recuperate
Canon
Judge
Laud
Encourage
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 #23 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
WINSOME.
Charming
Disgusting
Venerable
Humble
Sagacious
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 #24 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABROGATE.
Praise
Encourage
Envelop
Abolish
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 #25 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STRENUOUS.
Staunch
Arduous
Strict
Harmonious
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 #26 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TRAVESTY.
Imitation
Temerity
Inheritance
Compromise
Justice
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 #27 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POISED.
Outraged
Balanced
Porous
Lanky
Judicial
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 #28 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SURMISE.
Misunderstood
Cancel
Creative
Infer
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 #29 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRESAGE.
Candor
Omen
Incite
Prefix
Describe
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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