All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2161 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Rotate
Choose
Preserve
Shun
Bounce
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #2162 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Cylinder
Device
Hat
Category
Tactic
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #2163 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Prepare
Decry
Fail
Mimic
Shine
Shine
“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 #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Impersonate
Elude
Pay
Recede
Live
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Energize
Evade
Lighten
Dupe
Demote
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #2165 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Forget
Maintain
Relinquish
Absorb
Cherish
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #2922 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Precipitate
Violate
Defend
Comply
Champion
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 #2165 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Incinerate
Interrupt
Suggest
Question
Imply
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.
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