Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location - SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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WANE

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"Wane" means decrease in size or power, so "diminish" is the correct answer.

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ABRIDGE

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"Abridge" means to shorten something without losing the main idea.

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SABOTAGE

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Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.

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PROPEL

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Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards

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DOUSE

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"Douse" means to drench or extinguish, usually with water. Dehydrate and Dry would be the opposite meaning of douse. Fluctuate means to waver and mimic is to imitate, so they are not synonyms of douse.

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EMASCULATE

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Emasculate means to weaken something.

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NAVIGATE

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Navigate means to plan and direct a route, or to negotiate obstacles.

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DEPLOY

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Deploy means to position troops (when referring to the military).

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STAGNATE

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"Stagnate" means to become stagnant, cease to flow, or to languish.

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CORDON

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To "cordon" off something is to isolate it.

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OSSIFY

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"Ossify" means to harden, solidify, or to become bone.

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ABDUCT

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"Abduct" means to kidnap.

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AGGRANDIZE

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"Aggrandize" means to increase.

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SEQUESTER

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To "sequester" is to remove or separate.

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HINDER

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"Hinder" means to block.

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RUMPLE

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To "rumple" something means to wrinkle it, so "wrinkle" is the correct answer.

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GNASH

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"Gnash" means to grind together and often refers to teeth, or to bite, so "bite" is the correct answer.

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COWER

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"Cower" means to crouch down to distance oneself from something frightening. "Crouch," a verb that means stoop or squat, is the answer choice closest in meaning to "cower," so "crouch" is the correct answer.

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DISSIPATE

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"Dissipate" means to scatter or disperse, so "scatter" is the correct answer.

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ASCEND

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To ascend is to rise.

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Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location - SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. WANE

"Wane" means decrease in size or power, so "diminish" is the correct answer.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. ABRIDGE

"Abridge" means to shorten something without losing the main idea.

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters SABOTAGE

Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters PROPEL

Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. DOUSE

"Douse" means to drench or extinguish, usually with water. Dehydrate and Dry would be the opposite meaning of douse. Fluctuate means to waver and mimic is to imitate, so they are not synonyms of douse.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. EMASCULATE

Emasculate means to weaken something.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. NAVIGATE

Navigate means to plan and direct a route, or to negotiate obstacles.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. DEPLOY

Deploy means to position troops (when referring to the military).

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters. STAGNATE

"Stagnate" means to become stagnant, cease to flow, or to languish.

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters. CORDON

To "cordon" off something is to isolate it.

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters. OSSIFY

"Ossify" means to harden, solidify, or to become bone.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. ABDUCT

"Abduct" means to kidnap.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. AGGRANDIZE

"Aggrandize" means to increase.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. SEQUESTER

To "sequester" is to remove or separate.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. HINDER

"Hinder" means to block.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. RUMPLE

To "rumple" something means to wrinkle it, so "wrinkle" is the correct answer.

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question. GNASH

"Gnash" means to grind together and often refers to teeth, or to bite, so "bite" is the correct answer.

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question. COWER

"Cower" means to crouch down to distance oneself from something frightening. "Crouch," a verb that means stoop or squat, is the answer choice closest in meaning to "cower," so "crouch" is the correct answer.

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question. DISSIPATE

"Dissipate" means to scatter or disperse, so "scatter" is the correct answer.

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. ASCEND

To ascend is to rise.

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WANE

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ABRIDGE

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SABOTAGE

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PROPEL

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DOUSE

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EMASCULATE

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

NAVIGATE

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DEPLOY

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

STAGNATE

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CORDON

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OSSIFY

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ABDUCT

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AGGRANDIZE

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SEQUESTER

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HINDER

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RUMPLE

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

GNASH

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

COWER

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

DISSIPATE

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ASCEND