All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #401 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPLOIT
Mistake
Take advantage of
Overcome
Charge
Propel
Take advantage of
Exploit means to make full use of something, often in a selfish way, or to take advantage of someone.
Example Question #402 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Choose
Shun
Bounce
Rotate
Preserve
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #403 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Cylinder
Tactic
Category
Device
Hat
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #404 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Shine
Prepare
Fail
Decry
Mimic
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 #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Impersonate
Elude
Pay
Recede
Live
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #405 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Evade
Lighten
Dupe
Demote
Energize
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #2165 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Forget
Maintain
Relinquish
Absorb
Cherish
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #2922 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Precipitate
Violate
Defend
Comply
Champion
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Fail
Design
Promote
Liberate
Speak
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #2923 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Chew
Wait
Discover
Propose
Steal
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.