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Example Question #2751 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETRACT
Permeate
Advance
Withdraw
Laud
Poach
Withdraw
"Retract" means to pull back or withdraw. Advance is to go forward, which is the opposite meaning of Retract. Poach means to hunt, Permeate means to penetrate, and Laud means to applause. None of these words have any relation to Retract.
Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Curtail
Capitulate
Shorten
Repeal
Invest
Follow
Shorten
To curtail means to cut short or shorten.
Example Question #2752 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VACILLATE
Incriminate
Solidify
Fluctuate
Preach
Explore
Fluctuate
To vacillate and to fluctuate both mean to continually shift back and forth.
Example Question #240 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRIKE
Propel
Anger
Dismiss
Hit
Fly
Hit
Strike means to hit forcibily.
Example Question #2753 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFILTRATE
Observe
Matriculate
Retreat
Invade
Revolutionize
Invade
Infiltrate means to gain access to something surreptiously, or gradually invade.
Example Question #2754 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERCEPT
Consume
Obstruct
Propel
Produce
Share
Obstruct
Intercept means to prevent something from getting to its destination, or to obstruct
Example Question #2755 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURGEON
Urge
Burden
Margin
Bloom
Fish
Bloom
Something that is burgeoning is growing well and fruitfully, blossoming, or blooming.
Example Question #2756 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERSPIRE
Sweat
Rain
Cool down
Heat up
Cry
Sweat
To “perspire” means to secrete sweat; therefore, “sweat” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2757 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JETTISON
Abhor
Require
Dispel
Discard
Anoint
Discard
“Jettison” is a transitive verb that is used to describe the rejection or discarding of something. Most typically it is used to describe discarding something overboard from a ship or aircraft. Abhor means to detest; dispel means dismiss; anoint means to bless somebody.
Example Question #2758 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURGEON
Survey
Impair
Balance
Flourish
Exit
Flourish
To burgeon is to grow quickly or flourish.
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