All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BESTOW
Take
Realize
Give
Store
Join
Give
"Bestow" means to present as a gift. "Give" is the best answer as it means to hand to someone. Considering the other choices, "join" means to bring into contact, "realize" means to understand, "store" means to put away for future use, and "take" means to get in one's possession.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PIRATE
Steal
Seize
Classify
Detain
Elaborate
Steal
When used as a verb, "pirate" means to plunder or "steal." "Classify" means to put in groups with similar characteristics. "Elaborate," when used as a verb, means to expand or provide additional details. "Detain" means to hold a person in a location or imprison. "Seize" means to grab or to take possession of something, usually without the owner's permission.
Example Question #2141 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSIMILATE
Learn
Subsume
Recover
Portray
Assist
Subsume
"Assimilate" is a verb that has several different meanings, including absorb ideas or people into a group. While "assist" may look like a potentially correct answer, the meaning of "assist" does not match any of the meanings of "assimilate," so it cannot be the correct answer. "Subsume," however, is a verb meaning include or absorb, and since "subsume" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "assimilate," "subsume" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2142 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
USURP
Demand
Retaliate
Protect
Seize
Disband
Seize
"Usurp" means seize or overthrow, so "seize" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2143 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FORSAKE.
Assuage
Abandon
Condemn
Encourage
Limit
Abandon
To “forsake” something means to abandon it. For clarification, "condemn" means to declare something is wrong or bad; "assuage" means alleviate, calm or make better.
Example Question #2901 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RENDER
Provide
Send
Ripple
Churn
Wonder
Provide
"Render" means to provide something, usually a service or a kind of help.
Example Question #2902 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPLOIT
Provoke
Expel
Abuse
Rotate
Persuade
Abuse
"Exploit" means take advantage of or use for one's own gain, so "abuse," which means misuse, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "exploit" and "abuse": "persuade" means convince; "rotate" means spin or revolve; "expel" means banish or oust; and "provoke" means precipitate or enrage.
Example Question #2903 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFORM
Multitude
Task
Challenge
summary
Improvement
Improvement
Reform means the process of improving a practice or institution.
Example Question #2904 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPROMISE
Laughter
Provocation
Disaster
Settlement
Margin
Settlement
A compromise is an agreement or settlement reached when both sides give something up.
Example Question #2905 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HEW
Cringe
Predict
Conform
Cook
Undercut
Conform
Hew means to conform or adhere to something.