All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Relinquish
Absorb
Cherish
Forget
Maintain
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Violate
Comply
Champion
Precipitate
Defend
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Fail
Design
Promote
Liberate
Speak
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #2923 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Chew
Wait
Discover
Propose
Steal
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.
Example Question #2921 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Suggest
Incinerate
Interrupt
Imply
Question
Question
"Interrogate" and "question" are synonymous. To "interrupt" something is to halt the continuity or jump into the middle of something. To "incinerate" something is to burn that thing up. "Imply" and "suggest" are synonyms meaning to give the impression of something without stating it directly.
Example Question #2922 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ECONOMIZE
Confine
Deteriorate
Hone
Detain
Conserve
Conserve
The verb "economize" means to cut costs, to try and save money. This is closest in meaning to "conserve" which means to save something, to keep something for later. Additionally, "hone" means to sharpen one's skills; "confine" means imprison, lock up, prevent from leaving; "detain" means hold, imprison; "deteriorate" means weaken over time.
Example Question #2923 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HONE
Mollify
Innovate
Impute
Sharpen
Pratter
Sharpen
The verb "hone" means to sharpen, particularly to sharpen one's skills and refine one's performance. Additionally, "innovate" means come up with new ideas and solutions; "pratter" means talk foolishly; "mollify" means calm, soothe, assuage; "impute" means attribute to, claim is responsible for or associated with.
Example Question #2924 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EMBROIDER
Bellow
Warble
Acclaim
Desist
Decorate
Decorate
The verb "embroider" means to sew or stitch cloth so as to decorate it. Additionally, "desist" means stop doing; "warble" means sing (like a bird); "acclaim" means widely praise; "bellow" means shout, yell.
Example Question #2925 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISBURSE
Entreat
Spend
Collect
Query
Depose
Spend
To "disburse" means to pay for the expense of, to "spend." Additionally, "depose" means take over power from; "query" means question, inquire about; "entreat" means urge, beg, plead.
Example Question #2926 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RENDER
Admire
Take
Give
Despise
Hope
Give
The verb "render" means supply with, give to, provide for. It can also mean make manifest, cause to appear. The initial usage is less common in contemporary language, although certainly still in use. You will have likely heard it used in the context " . . . render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's." Which is a very famous quote from the Bible which means "give to your ruler what you should."