SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #2119 : Identifying Synonyms

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

OPT

Possible Answers:

Bounce

Shun

Choose

Preserve

Rotate

Correct answer:

Choose

Explanation:

Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.

Example Question #2120 : Identifying Synonyms

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

MANEUVER

Possible Answers:

Tactic

Device

Hat

Cylinder

Category

Correct answer:

Tactic

Explanation:

maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.

Example Question #2161 : Synonyms

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

EXCEL

Possible Answers:

Shine

Decry

Prepare

Mimic

Fail

Correct answer:

Shine

Explanation:

“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

Possible Answers:

Elude

Recede

Live

Impersonate

Pay

Correct answer:

Pay

Explanation:

To "remunerate" is to pay.

Example Question #402 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

RELEGATE

Possible Answers:

Lighten

Dupe

Energize

Evade

Demote

Correct answer:

Demote

Explanation:

To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.

Example Question #403 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ABANDON

Possible Answers:

Relinquish

Cherish

Maintain

Absorb

Forget

Correct answer:

Relinquish

Explanation:

"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.

Example Question #404 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

FLOUT

Possible Answers:

Precipitate

Comply

Violate

Defend

Champion

Correct answer:

Violate

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Design

Speak

Promote

Fail

Liberate

Correct answer:

Promote

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Propose

Chew

Wait

Steal

Discover

Correct answer:

Wait

Explanation:

"Bide" means to wait.

Example Question #2162 : Synonyms

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

INTERROGATE

Possible Answers:

Suggest

Imply

Incinerate

Interrupt

Question

Correct answer:

Question

Explanation:

"Interrogate" and "question" are synonymous. To "interrupt" something is to halt the continuity or jump into the middle of something. To "incinerate" something is to burn that thing up. "Imply" and "suggest" are synonyms meaning to give the impression of something without stating it directly.

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