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 #396 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

SUBSIDIZE

Possible Answers:

Lie

Dig

Fund

Promote

Dream

Correct answer:

Fund

Explanation:

Subsidize means to support financially, or to fund.

Example Question #397 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ANTICIPATE

Possible Answers:

Suction

Perform

Visualize

Mold

Expect

Correct answer:

Expect

Explanation:

Anticipate means to expect or predict

Example Question #394 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

RESURRECT

Possible Answers:

Terminate

Hone

Review

Control

Revive

Correct answer:

Revive

Explanation:

Resurrect means to restore or revive.

Example Question #395 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

COMPRISE

Possible Answers:

Advise

Disagree

Formulate

Share

Consist

Correct answer:

Consist

Explanation:

Comprise means to consist of.

Example Question #401 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

EXPLOIT

Possible Answers:

Take advantage of

Mistake

Propel

Charge

Overcome

Correct answer:

Take advantage of

Explanation:

Exploit means to make full use of something, often in a selfish way, or to take advantage of someone.

Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

OPT

Possible Answers:

Bounce

Rotate

Choose

Shun

Preserve

Correct answer:

Choose

Explanation:

Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.

Example Question #403 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

MANEUVER

Possible Answers:

Tactic

Hat

Category

Device

Cylinder

Correct answer:

Tactic

Explanation:

maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.

Example Question #2121 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EXCEL

Possible Answers:

Mimic

Shine

Prepare

Fail

Decry

Correct answer:

Shine

Explanation:

“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.

Example Question #2164 : Synonyms

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

REMUNERATE

Possible Answers:

Elude

Recede

Live

Impersonate

Pay

Correct answer:

Pay

Explanation:

To "remunerate" is to pay.

Example Question #2122 : Identifying Synonyms

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

RELEGATE

Possible Answers:

Evade

Dupe

Lighten

Demote

Energize

Correct answer:

Demote

Explanation:

To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.

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