All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1811 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
WHEEDLE
Mislead
Disengage
Fulfill
Coax
Compel
Coax
"Wheedle" means to coax or persuade using flattery. "Fulfill" means to complete or to satisfy a task. "Disengage" means to separate or detach from something. "Compel" means to force a person to do something. "Mislead" means to deceive or to lie.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
ACCENTUATE
Undermine
Confront
Frustrate
Highlight
Amass
Highlight
"Accentuate" means to highlight or emphasize. "Undermine" means to weaken. "Confront" means to come face-to-face with, or to challenge. "Amass" means to accumulate or gather. "Frustrate" to foil or block a plan or some action.
Example Question #1812 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
MALIGN
Slander
Inundate
Lacerate
Urge
Magnify
Slander
"Malign" means to slander or to speak in a critical manner of a person's reputation. "Magnify" means to enlarge or make something look bigger. "Lacerate" means to tear or cut. "Inundate" means to flood. "Urge" means to push or persuade a person to do something.
Example Question #1813 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OSTRACIZE
Include
Craft
Exclude
Burn
Birdlike
Exclude
"Ostracize" means exclude or banish someone from something, so "exclude" is the correct answer. Considering the other answer choices, "include" cannot be the correct answer becuase "include" means accept or welcome into a group, making it an antonym of "ostracize" and "exclude." "Birdlike" means avian, "burn" means set on fire or injure with fire, and "craft," when used as a verb, means make or construct.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COAX
Buffet
Classify
Withdraw
Diminish
Persuade
Persuade
"Coax" means to convince or to "persuade." "Buffet" means to strike something, such as with a punch. "Classify" means to arrange into classes or groups usually based on similar or shared qualities. "Diminish" means to lessen or to decrease. "Withdraw" means to rescind, to remove, or to retreat.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEMOAN
Bewilder
Pollute
Devastate
Lament
Dispute
Lament
"Bemoan" means show sadness about something, so "lament," a word that when used as a verb means grieve or wail, is the correct answer. "Devastate" means destroy or wreck. "Bewilder" means confuse or baffle. "Dispute" means to debate or to argue. "Pollute" means to contaiminate or to poison.
Example Question #1814 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISSEMBLE
Ridicule
Conceal
Caution
Levitate
Undermine
Conceal
“Dissemble” means to conceal or to fake, so "conceal" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “dissemble”. “Undermine” means to weaken. “Caution” means to warn. “Ridicule” means to mock or to deride. “Levitate” means to rise up or to float in mid-air.
Example Question #1815 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ESCHEW
Fix
Shun
Predict
Beep
Traverse
Shun
“Eschew” means to shun or to avoid, so "shun" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “eschew”. “Predict” means to forecast. "Beep” means to emit a short, high-pitched, electronic sound. “Traverse” means to cross. “Fix” means to repair.
Example Question #1816 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EVINCE
Graft
Hemorrhage
Happen
Increase
Reveal
Reveal
To “evince” is to show clearly or to reveal, so "reveal" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “evince”. “Increase” means to get bigger. “Graft” means to insert or to transplant. “Hemorrhage” means to bleed, especially profusely. “Happen” means to occur.
Example Question #1817 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUSTIFY
Scintillate
Pretend
Borrow
Languish
Warrant
Warrant
"Justify" means be a good reason for something. Similarly, "warrant" means require or deserve something, so "warrant" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "justify": "pretend" means simulate or feign, "languish" means suffer or become weak, scintillate means sparkle or shimmer, and "borrow" means take possession of something temporarily with the intention of returning it to its original owner after one has used it.
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