All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2092 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUENCH
Prescribe
Confuse
Satisfy
Offend
Ratify
Satisfy
To quench is to satisfy.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE
Perceive
Nourish
Invade
Calm
Predict
Calm
To "appease" is to calm or to bring to a state of peace.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Approve
Shorten
Detest
Remove
Fear
Detest
To "abhor" something is to hate it, so the synonym is "detest," which also means to hate or dislike something strongly.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLEVIATE
Join forces with
Relieve
Oppose
Edit
Worsen
Relieve
To "alleviate" a condition is to relieve it or make it better.
Example Question #2855 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARROW
Distress
Introduction
Segment
Emotion
Indifference
Distress
"Harrow" means distress.
Example Question #2854 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUND
Pacify
Recover
Relieve
Injure
Frustrate
Frustrate
"Confound" means to frustrate.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSUAGE
Decide
Measure
Indicate
Reward
Allay
Allay
To “assuage” means to provide relief from something uncomfortable or distressing. You often hear it used to describe “assuaging guilt,” which means to make someone feel less guilty. The only answer choice that matches this definition is “allay.” Allay means to relieve or calm the severity of something. Both words describe the relieving of an unpleasant sensation.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNNERVE
Reveal
Consume
Trudge
Stress
Relinquish
Stress
"Unnerve" and "stress" are closest in meaning. These synonyms describe the action of causing something frustration and uneasiness. The other words do not share this meaning. "Consume" means to eat, digest, or exhaust. To "reveal" something is to bring something to light. To "relinquish" something is to give that thing up. To "trudge" is to walk heavily.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUSE
Inspire
Parry
Deign
Incense
Confiscate
Inspire
The verb "rouse" means to cause excitement, to inspire and motivate. Additionally, "incense" means to anger, to make furious; "deign" means condescend, to allow oneself to talk to people one views as inferior; "confiscate" means seize, take from; "parry" means (of something thrown at one) to deflect, to cause to move in another direction.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLUSTERED
Poised
Unsettled
Composed
Supreme
Recondite
Unsettled
The verb "flustered" means unsettled, made nervous by something. Additionally, "composed" means calm and under control; "poised" means showing calm and composure in a stressful situation; "supreme" means best, superior, greatest; "recondite" means (of knowledge) obscure and arcane, known by only a few.
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