All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SATE
corrupt
satisfy fully
resist
proclaim
sit
satisfy fully
"Sate" means to satisfy fully.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ASTOUND
corrupt
shock
modify
contain
disguise
shock
Astound means to shock or surprise.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the words that are most similar in meaning.
Abhor
Jest
Collect
Notify
Revoke
Hate
Hate
To "abhor" is to hate.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Rejoice
Furnace
Happiness
Gloominess
Holiday
Sadness
Happiness
"Rejoice" means happiness; Sadness and Gloominess is the opposite; Holiday is a celebrated day; and a Furnace is equipment in a home used to generate heat.
Example Question #232 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Startle
to consider
to fantasize
to surprise
to devote
to exercise
to surprise
"Startle" means to surprise.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DETEST
Hate
Accept
Comfort
Love
Refuse
Hate
If you "detest" something then you hate it. Other similar words that mean hate include deplore, abhor, despise, loathe, and deride.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LAMENT
Mourn
Reward
Praise
Defy
Celebrate
Mourn
A "lament" is an expression of sadness and as such is most similar in meaning to mourn. For clarification, to "defy" means to resist authority.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Love
Absolve
Detest
Imagine
Abolish
Detest
If you "abhor" something you hate and detest it. For clarification detest is a synonym of abhor; "abolish" means get rid of; "absolve" means to remove blame from someone.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DREAD
Fear
Despair
Love
Aspire
Hope
Fear
"Dread" means to fear something greatly, so "fear" is the correct answer. For clarification, "aspire" means aim or seek, and "despair" means a feeling of sadness and hopelessness.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AGITATE
Highlight
Upset
Decipher
Convince
Surprise
Upset
"Agitate" is a verb that means upset, so "upset" is the correct answer. "Highlight" means emphasize or call attention to. "Convince" means persuade or change a person's mind. "Decipher" means decode. "Surprise," when used as a verb, means shock or reveal something unexpected.