SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

DECODE

Possible Answers:

Decipher

Mingle

Disapear

Caterwaul

Officiate

Correct answer:

Decipher

Explanation:

To "decipher" something, be it a complex riddle or a simple remark, is to "decode" that thing. To "caterwaul" is to yowl or cry. To "officiate" is to preside over, and the verb is usually applied to ceremonies such as marriage. To "mingle" is to mix and blend.

Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

REPRIMAND

Possible Answers:

Harbor

Mollify

Extol

Forfend

Chastise

Correct answer:

Chastise

Explanation:

To "reprimand" is to "chastise," scold, or admonish. To "forfend" is to protect, and to "extol" is to laud or praise. To "mollify" is to placate, while to "harbor" is to house, to extend refuge to.

Example Question #163 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ENERVATE

Possible Answers:

Ally

Weaken

Placate

Invigorate

Rebut

Correct answer:

Weaken

Explanation:

To "enervate" is to tire, "weaken," and drain of energy. This is an antonym for "invigorate," which means strengthen. To "placate" is to mollify or appease. "Rebut" means refute. To "ally" is to join forces in pursuit of a common goal.

Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

BLOVIATE

Possible Answers:

Talk excessively

Wander aimlessly

Perjure

Persecute ruthlessly

Work assiduously

Correct answer:

Talk excessively

Explanation:

To "bloviate" is to talk pompously and in an overblown manner. To "meander" is to wander aimlessly, and to "persevere" is to work assiduously. To "perjure" is to lie under oath. To "persecute ruthlessly" is to oppress.

Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

EXTOL

Possible Answers:

Daunt

Subsume

Contaminate

Laud

Prevaricate

Correct answer:

Laud

Explanation:

To "extol" something is to sing its praises. To "subsume" something is to absorb it into something else. To "prevaricate" is to lie, while to "contaminate" is to pollute. To "daunt" is to make someone feel apprehensive or dismayed.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONGEAL

Possible Answers:

gather

melt

populate

pardon

thicken

Correct answer:

thicken

Explanation:

"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.

Example Question #166 : Synonyms: Verbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters

SABOTAGE

Possible Answers:

fling

transform

damage

mystify

repel

Correct answer:

damage

Explanation:

Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.

Example Question #167 : Synonyms: Verbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters

PROPEL

Possible Answers:

study

curve

push

consume

yell

Correct answer:

push

Explanation:

Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards

Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

AUGMENT

Possible Answers:

limit

consume

critique

hinder

supplement

Correct answer:

supplement

Explanation:

Augment means to increase or to supplement.

Example Question #168 : Synonyms: Verbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

LANGUISH

Possible Answers:

deteriorate

curtail

promote

talk slowly

frustrate

Correct answer:

deteriorate

Explanation:

"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.

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