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 #2651 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

BROWBEAT

Possible Answers:

Circulate

Render

Digress

Intimidate

Allocate

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 #2652 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

COGITATE

Possible Answers:

Ponder

Delineate

Placate

Admonish

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 #2653 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CONSOLE

Possible Answers:

Enervate

Eradicate

Adhere

Attack

Comfort

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 #2654 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ORATE

Possible Answers:

Glean

Declaim

Circulate

Engender

Stupefy

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 #141 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

ABET

Possible Answers:

Mock

Reprimand

Adhere

Help

Stop

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 #142 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

ALLOT

Possible Answers:

Aspire

Acknowledge

Applaud

Assign

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 #143 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

THWART

Possible Answers:

Prevent

Predetermine

Propose

Consume

Conserve

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 #144 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

QUIBBLE

Possible Answers:

Inundate

Infiltrate

Confiscate

Carp

Explicate

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 #145 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

SUBSTANTIATE

Possible Answers:

Ventilate

Swindle

Prove

Abjure

Imbibe

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 #146 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

MUSE

Possible Answers:

Prohibit

Perspire

Permit

Pervade

Ponder

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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