SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs
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Example Question #2675 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECODE
Decipher
Mingle
Disapear
Officiate
Caterwaul
Decipher
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 #2676 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPRIMAND
Chastise
Forfend
Extol
Harbor
Mollify
Chastise
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 #2677 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Placate
Ally
Rebut
Weaken
Invigorate
Weaken
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 #2678 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLOVIATE
Perjure
Work assiduously
Talk excessively
Persecute ruthlessly
Wander aimlessly
Talk excessively
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 #2679 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTOL
Laud
Contaminate
Prevaricate
Daunt
Subsume
Laud
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
gather
melt
populate
pardon
thicken
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
SABOTAGE
repel
transform
mystify
damage
fling
damage
Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PROPEL
study
yell
consume
push
curve
push
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
limit
consume
critique
hinder
supplement
supplement
Augment means to increase or to supplement.
Example Question #1921 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LANGUISH
curtail
frustrate
deteriorate
promote
talk slowly
deteriorate
"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.
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