All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPLOIT
Mistake
Charge
Propel
Overcome
Take advantage of
Take advantage of
Exploit means to make full use of something, often in a selfish way, or to take advantage of someone.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Rotate
Choose
Shun
Preserve
Bounce
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Category
Tactic
Device
Hat
Cylinder
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Decry
Mimic
Fail
Prepare
Shine
Shine
“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Elude
Recede
Live
Impersonate
Pay
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Dupe
Lighten
Energize
Evade
Demote
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Relinquish
Absorb
Maintain
Forget
Cherish
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Precipitate
Comply
Champion
Defend
Violate
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #2168 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Design
Speak
Promote
Fail
Liberate
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Propose
Chew
Wait
Steal
Discover
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
