All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY.
Ministration
Placate
Disobey
Congenial
Oppose
Placate
To “mollify” someone means to calm them down or to placate them. For clarification, "ministration" means to provide support; "congenial" means friendly.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BROOD
preclude
fret
annex
challenge
hide
fret
"Brood" means to worry or to fret.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LULL.
Perceive
Calm
Constrain
Allow
Suggest
Calm
A “lull” can be a verb or a noun but in either instance is a synonym for calm. It can be used either to describe a calm, as in “there was a lull in the storm . . .” or to calm, as in “he helped lull the restless animal . . .” For clarification, perceive means detect or identify some characteristic;constrain means to forcibly restrict somebody or something.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE.
Pacify
Atrophy
Idolize
Secede
Jaunty
Pacify
“Appease” means to calm someone or make something better, so the correct answer is “pacify,” which means to bring peace and calm. For clarification, secede means to break away; idolize means worship; atrophy refers to the wasting away of some part of the body, like muscle; jaunty means cheerful.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Assuage
Rectify
Fool
Bask
Relieve
Surrender
Relieve
To "assuage" is to relieve, to soothe, or to make less severe.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms
Abhor
Hate
Terminate
Differentiate
Abolish
Support
Hate
"Abhor" means to hate. Abolish and terminate means to end and differentiate means to distinguish.
Example Question #2031 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Revel
to examine
to mimic
to enjoy
to fetter
to compliment
to enjoy
"Revel" means to enjoy or party; to compliment means to praise someone; to fetter means to restrain; to mimic means to copy; and to examine means to look carefully.
Example Question #2032 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VEX
Dissipate
Irritate
Avert
Ridicule
Derive
Irritate
"Vex" means to irritate. "Derive" means to obtain or acquire something. "Dissipate" means to disperse. "Avert" means to turn away or avoid. "Ridicule" means to mock or to laugh at.
Example Question #2033 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLABBERGAST
Surprise
Construct
Renovate
Concentrate
Align
Surprise
"Flabbergast" means astonish or surprise, so "surprise" is the correct answer. "Concentrate" means focus or pay close attention to. "Construct" means build or erect. "Align" means line up or put in order. "Renovate" means restore or refurbish.
Example Question #2034 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
LAMENT
to extinguish
to prod
to mourn
to endorse
to revolve
to mourn
"Lament" means to mourn or to express sorrow or grief. "Revolve" means to orbit or to circle. "Prod" means to poke. "Extinguish" means to put out something, usually a fire. "Endorse" means to support or approve.
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