All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2581 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARDON
choose
forgive
complain
condemn
stumble
forgive
"Pardon" means to forgive or excuse.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUMMON
change
send
call
buy
puncture
call
"Summon" means to urgently call someone.
Example Question #1786 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSCRIBE
Reverse
Mix
Leak
Condemn
Recommend
Condemn
To "proscribe" is to condemn.
Example Question #2581 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REDACT
Edit
Starve
Pulse
Churn
Invigorate
Edit
"Redact" means to censure or prepare a written work for being published, or "edit."
Example Question #2582 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JEER
Calm
Fasten
Portray
Pass
Taunt
Taunt
Jeer means to deride, heckle, or "taunt" someone.
Example Question #2583 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COERCE
Befriend
Bend
Call
Overcome
Pressure
Pressure
"Coerce" means to pressure someone into doing something, so "pressure" (considered as a verb) is the correct answer.
Example Question #2584 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINCE
Bolster
Relax
Flinch
Crank
Operate
Flinch
“Wince” is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun, but because all of the potential answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “wince” as a verb. When used as a verb, “wince” means grimace or shrink away from. Therefore, “relax” cannot be the correct answer, because “relax” is an antonym, not a synonym, of “wince.” “Flinch,” however, is a verb that means jerk one's body back in surprise or fear, and because “flinch” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “wince,” “flinch” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2585 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESCIND
Nullify
Quell
Engage
Reconsider
Implement
Nullify
“Rescind” is a verb that means revoke or repeal, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like revoke. That means that “implement” cannot be the correct answer, because “implement,” when used as a verb, means have something take effect, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “rescind.” “Nullify,” however, is a verb that means annul or make void, and because “nullify” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “rescind,” “nullify” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2586 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABASE
Scatter
Degrade
Memorize
Reconsider
Summon
Degrade
"Abase" is a verb that means degrade or humiliate. So, "degrade," a verb that means treat someone disrespectfully, is the correct answer because it is closest in meaning to "abase."
Example Question #2587 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHORTLE
Burn
Fabricate
Cough
Stir
Laugh
Laugh
A "chortle" is a form of laughter; one might write, "The obnoxious joke still made her chortle."
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