All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Glare
to question
to suggest
to decide
to teach
to stare
to stare
"Glare" means to stare.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Remark
Comment
Merchant
Crisis
Performance
Artifact
Comment
"Remark" means comment.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Focus
to understand
to demand
to trick
to study
to concentrate
to concentrate
"Focus" means to concentrate.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Mandate
to require
to pause
to endure
to petition
to despise
to require
"Mandate" means to require.
Example Question #811 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Boast
to stare
to aid
to compete
to inhale
to brag
to brag
"Boast" means to brag.
Example Question #812 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Expose
to hide
to lie
to reveal
to complete
to understand
to reveal
"Expose" means to uncover or to reveal.
Example Question #813 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Obligate
to advise
to object
to suggest
to require
to demand
to require
"Obligate" means to require.
Example Question #814 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ASSUAGE
Joy
Calm
Irritate
Sadness
Emotion
Calm
"Assuage" means to calm or to satisfy.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
DERIDE
Discuss
Mock
Stand Still
Praise
Redact
Mock
"Deride" means to mock or laugh at. The root "rid-" means to laugh and is found in other words such as ridicule.
Words you may not know:
- "Redact" can mean to edit when referring to a written document, or to censor. It has the prefix "re-" in it, which means again.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
EXCLUDE
Extol
Tacit
Prevent
Approve
Gather
Prevent
"Exclude" means to expel or shut out from consideration. It has the root "ex-" in it that means from or out of. A synonym of "exclude" is "prevent."
Words you may not know:
- "Extol" means to praise.
- "Tacit" means silent; unspoken; implied.
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