SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #401 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

EXPLOIT

Possible Answers:

Mistake

Take advantage of

Overcome

Charge

Propel

Correct answer:

Take advantage of

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Choose

Shun

Bounce

Rotate

Preserve

Correct answer:

Choose

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Cylinder

Tactic

Category

Device

Hat

Correct answer:

Tactic

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Shine

Prepare

Fail

Decry

Mimic

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 #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

REMUNERATE

Possible Answers:

Impersonate

Elude

Pay

Recede

Live

Correct answer:

Pay

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Evade

Lighten

Dupe

Demote

Energize

Correct answer:

Demote

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Forget

Maintain

Relinquish

Absorb

Cherish

Correct answer:

Relinquish

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Precipitate

Violate

Defend

Comply

Champion

Correct answer:

Violate

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Fail

Design

Promote

Liberate

Speak

Correct answer:

Promote

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Chew

Wait

Discover

Propose

Steal

Correct answer:

Wait

Explanation:

"Bide" means to wait.

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