All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ACQUIT
exonerate
quash
fire
mediate
propose
exonerate
"Acquit" means to clear someone from criminal charge, or to exonerate.
Example Question #1745 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
verify
rationalize
vindicate
console
occupy
console
"Commiserate" means to sympathize, or console.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INVEIGH
conciliate
load
denounce
congregate
participate
denounce
"Inveigh" means to write or speak about something with hostility, or to denounce.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ENLIGHTEN
Revise
Befriend
Shield
Question
Inform
Inform
To "enlighten" someone means to inform them, so "inform" is the correct answer.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
OSTRACIZE
Retain
Violate
Promote
Integrate
Exclude
Exclude
To "ostracize" someone means to exclude them, so "exclude" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2542 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EMULATE
imitate
discover
lessen
damage
populate
imitate
"Emulate" means to imitate or copy.
Example Question #2543 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EVOKE
conciliate
burrow
elicit
rattle
ignore
elicit
"Evoke" means to elicit a response.
Example Question #2541 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CHORTLE
Laugh
Understand
Deflate
Preserve
Pen
Laugh
"Chortle" means to chuckle gleefully, so "laugh" is the correct answer because it is the closest synonym amongst the given answer choices.
Example Question #1751 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CADGE
Shine
Benefit
Kill
Beg
Pour
Beg
To "cadge" is to beg for something or obtain something by imposing on another's generosity, so "beg" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "cadge."
Example Question #1752 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ARROGATE
Wound
Claim
Surrender
Gasp
Measure
Claim
"Arrogate" is a verb that means to take or claim something without justification, so "claim" is the correct answer becuase it is closest in meaning to "arrogate."
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