All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2691 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMBLE.
Commend
Deplore
Gather
Stroll
Inspire
Stroll
To “amble” means to walk slowly and as such is most similar in meaning to the word “stroll” which also means to walk without haste or purpose. For clarification, commend means praise; deplore means hate or condemn.
Example Question #1895 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms
Diminish
to worsen
to flood
to increase
to decrease
to praise
to decrease
"Diminish" means to decrease or make smaller.
Example Question #2696 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms
Abbreviate
to demolish
to soothe
to concede
to scold
to shorten
to shorten
"Abbreviate" means to shorten. Concede is to surrender or yield; to soothe is to calm; to demolish is to destroy; to scold is to reprimand.
Example Question #181 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CHAFE
irritate
malign
roll
expand
propel
irritate
To "chafe" is to rub or to irritate.
Example Question #2694 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EXHUME
unearth
distract from
regress
correspond to
tire
unearth
"Exhume" means to dig out, or unearth, something buried. It often refers to a body.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BLOOM
plant
assist
prosper
mollify
care for
prosper
One meaning of "bloom" is to prosper or flourish.
Example Question #186 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
STAGNATE
condemn
purport
infest
languish
croon
languish
"Stagnate" means to become stagnant, cease to flow, or to languish.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CORDON
isolate
deplete
resolve
encourage
propel
isolate
To "cordon" off something is to isolate it.
Example Question #182 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
OSSIFY
solidify
destruct
explore
protest
distribute
solidify
"Ossify" means to harden, solidify, or to become bone.
Example Question #1902 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
GNASH
Raise
Bite
Prepare
Combine
Differentiate
Bite
"Gnash" means to grind together and often refers to teeth, or to bite, so "bite" is the correct answer.
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