All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1935 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Maintain
Improve
Charge
Facilitate
Obstruct
Obstruct
"Hinder" means to create difficulties for something, or to obstruct something.
Example Question #1981 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUMPLE
Wake
Scold
Flatten
Empty
Wrinkle
Wrinkle
To "rumple" something means to wrinkle it, so "wrinkle" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1982 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUARANTINE
Undermine
Rust
Compromise
Organize
Isolate
Isolate
To "quarantine" is to isolate.
Example Question #1983 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MITIGATE
Ease
Announce
Shorten
Capture
Disguise
Ease
"Mitigate" means to reduce pain or negative effects. Thus, the word "ease" (used as a verb) is closest in meaning, as easing pain or negative effects would also cause a reduction in those. The other words are completely unrelated to the verb "mitigate."
Example Question #1943 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUANDER
Intone
Squish
Harbor
Waste
Decipher
Waste
"Squander" means to spend money is an impractical or wasteful way. (Example: "Lucy squandered her father's fortune by investing in a business that had no future.") Thus, "waste" is the best synonym.
Example Question #2741 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
DISSIPATE
Establish
Manufacture
Scatter
Banter
Germinate
Scatter
"Dissipate" means to scatter or disperse, so "scatter" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1944 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRECEDE
Go before
Celebrate
Move forward
Struggle
Go after
Go before
"Precede" means to go before. "Go after" has the opposite meaning. None of the other words or terms have the same meaning as "precede." "Move forward" means to proceed. "Celebrate" means to commemorate an event. "Struggle" means to fight or brawl.
Example Question #1984 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUANDER
Squelch
Ignore
Waste
Approach
Dismiss
Waste
"Squander" means waste or fritter away, so "waste" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #1946 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONSOLIDATE
Raze
Unify
Sympathize
Categorize
Pacify
Unify
"Consolidate" means unify. "Raze" means destroy or tear down. "Pacify" means to calm someone or something down. "Sympathize" means to feel or express compassion. "Categorize" means to label or place in a distinct group.
Example Question #1947 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KINDLE
Zeal
Undertake
Equivocate
Fallow
Ignite
Ignite
Since "kindle" means light or set on fire or inspire, we're looking for a verb that means set on fire or inspire. Of the three answer choices that are verbs ("equivocate," "undertake," and "ignite"), "ignite" is the closest synonym to "kindle" as "ignite" means catch fire or cause to catch on fire, so "ignite" is the correct answer.