SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #135 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

BROWBEAT

Possible Answers:

Render

Allocate

Digress

Circulate

Intimidate

Correct answer:

Intimidate

Explanation:

The verb "browbeat" means to intimidate. It is something that one person does to another person. Additionally, "circulate" means spread around; "allocate" means assign, give to; "digress" means stray from, move away from the main point; "render" means give, supply.

Example Question #136 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

COGITATE

Possible Answers:

Ponder

Placate

Admonish

Delineate

Accrue

Correct answer:

Ponder

Explanation:

The verb "cogitate" means think deeply about, or "ponder." Additionally, "placate" means comfort, soothe; "accrue" means accumulate, grow; "admonish" means scold, yell at; "delineate" means describe exactly.

Example Question #137 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

CONSOLE

Possible Answers:

Eradicate

Comfort

Enervate

Adhere

Attack

Correct answer:

Comfort

Explanation:

The verb "console" means to comfort someone, to provide comfort and help to someone who needs it. Additionally, "enervate" means weaken; "eradicate" means completely destroy, get rid of; "adhere" means stick to.

Example Question #2651 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ORATE

Possible Answers:

Declaim

Engender

Circulate

Stupefy

Glean

Correct answer:

Declaim

Explanation:

You likely knew that an "orator" is a public speaker, so you could probably have determined that the verb "orate" means to speak in public. From there you simply need to figure out which of these words has the same definition, the correct answer is "declaim." To "declaim" means to speak publicly in a rhetorical fashion. Additionally, "stupefy" means astonish, amaze and confuse; "engender" means cause, create, produce; "circulate" means spread around; "glean" means gather details, compile observations in order to try and determine something.

Example Question #1892 : Synonyms

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

ABET

Possible Answers:

Stop

Help

Mock

Reprimand

Adhere

Correct answer:

Help

Explanation:

The verb "abet" means to aid, to assist, to provide help. Additionally, "reprimand" means to tell off, to scold and yell at; "mock" means to make fun of; "adhere" means stick to or follow.

Example Question #1901 : Synonyms

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

ALLOT

Possible Answers:

Applaud

Assign

Acknowledge

Aspire

Attend

Correct answer:

Assign

Explanation:

The verb "allot" means to assign to, to allocate to, to give to someone as their share of something

Example Question #1902 : Synonyms

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

THWART

Possible Answers:

Prevent

Propose

Predetermine

Conserve

Consume

Correct answer:

Prevent

Explanation:

The verb "thwart" means to prevent someone from finishing something or to apprehend or catch someone trying to do something wrong. Additionally, "predetermine" means decide before the moment; "consume" means eat, devour; "conserve" means save; "propose" means suggest.

Example Question #1903 : Synonyms

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

QUIBBLE

Possible Answers:

Confiscate

Inundate

Explicate

Infiltrate

Carp

Correct answer:

Carp

Explanation:

The verb "quibble" means to raise trivial objections about something, to complain about something not very important. This is closest in meaning to "carp" which means to complain. Additionally, "confiscate" means take control of, seize; "infiltrate" means gain access to (something one is not meant to); "inundate" means flood, overwhelm with; "explicate" means analyze, clarify, examine and make able to be understood.

Example Question #1904 : Synonyms

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

SUBSTANTIATE

Possible Answers:

Prove

Ventilate

Imbibe

Swindle

Abjure

Correct answer:

Prove

Explanation:

The verb "substantiate" means to provide evidence to verify a claim, to prove something that someone else has said is true. Additionally, "swindle" means cheat out of; "imbibe" means drink, consume; "abjure" means reject; "ventilate" means 'air out,' allow air to circulate freely.

Example Question #1905 : Synonyms

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

MUSE

Possible Answers:

Permit

Perspire

Ponder

Pervade

Prohibit

Correct answer:

Ponder

Explanation:

When used as a verb "muse" means to think deeply about for an extended period of time, to contemplate, to "ponder." When used as a noun, a "muse" is an inspiration for a work of art. Additionally, "permit" means allow; "prohibit" means ban, forbid, not allow; "pervade" means spread throughout; "perspire" means sweat.

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