All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #261 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMPLIFY
Simplify
Praise
Make larger
Make false
Become fancy
Make larger
To "amplify" something is to make it larger. An amplifier is a device for making a musical instrument louder; if something is "ample," you have a lot of it.
Example Question #262 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Amalgamate
Wield
Nominate
Protect
Satirize
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #263 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Suggest
Prepare
Block
Cover
Discover
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #264 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Remove
Assemble
Blare
Test
Belittle
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #2022 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Terrify
Increase
Diminish
Employ
Strike
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #2023 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Abate
Degrade
Destroy
Relieve
Kidnap
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #266 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Invigorate
Tear
Dismay
Gorge
Categorize
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #263 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Lessen
Estimate
Increase
Buffet
Diminish
Increase
"Augment" means to increase; to diminish and lessen is to make smaller; to estimate is to guess; and to buffet means to punch.
Example Question #264 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Narrate
Search
Invent
Hide
Persuade
Hide
"Abscond" means to hide; to search is to look for something or someone; to persuade is to convince; to invent is to make something new; and to narrate is tell a story.
Example Question #265 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Cook
Carry
Annoy
Rot
Jiggle
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
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