SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms: Other Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ENDURE
tolerate
impose
curse
mortify
appease
"Endure" means to undergo something unpleasant, or tolerate it.
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EXPLOIT
Take advantage of
Overcome
Charge
Propel
Mistake
Exploit means to make full use of something, often in a selfish way, or to take advantage of someone.
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LIBERATE
release
contain
lie
clean
fight
"Liberate" means to free or release someone from a situation.
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DETECT
Sense
Solve
Miss
Argue
Engender
To "detect" is to discover or to identify the existence of something.
I detected the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg when I walked into my grandmother’s kitchen.
Do I detect a bit of sarcasm in your answer to my question?
So "sense" is the best choice.
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ABDICATE
Resign
Cower
Arbitrate
Speculate
Usurp
To "abdicate" is to resign or step down from a high position, usually a royal one. To "usurp" is to take over a leadership position by force. To "speculate" is to make conjectures, and to "arbitrate" is to judge or referee. To "cower" is to crouch and cringe in fear.
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REFRAIN
abstain from
market to
sing
collide
repeat
"Refrain" means to stop oneself from doing something, or to abstain from it.
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HEW
Conform
Predict
Undercut
Cringe
Cook
Hew means to conform or adhere to something.
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MATRICULATE
Enroll
Satisfy
Puncture
Ignore
Exercise
"Matriculate" means enroll at a college or university, so "enroll" is the correct answer. None of the other words are close in meaning to "matriculate": "satisfy" means gratify;"puncture" means pierce; _"_ignore" means snub or not pay attention to;and "exercise" means exert oneself.
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WHET.
Stimulate
Meander
Postpone
Nonsense
Purpose
“Whet” is a transitive verb that describes the action of stimulating something. For clarification, postpone means suspend; meander is a type of slow movement characterized by indirectness, such as in a river.
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EXONERATE
Pardon
Free
Enervate
Flee
Negotiate
To "exonerate" is to clear someone from accusations, blame, or guilt. To "liberate" someone is to free them; "exonerated" felons are liberated after their exoneration has already happened. To "negotiate" is to work together toward a mutually agreeable outcome. To "flee" is to run away. To "enervate" is to cause something to weaken or tire.