SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #2772 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

AMPLIFY

Possible Answers:

Simplify

Make larger

Become fancy

Make false

Praise

Correct answer:

Make larger

Explanation:

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 #2773 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

COALESCE

Possible Answers:

Wield

Satirize

Nominate

Protect

Amalgamate

Correct answer:

Amalgamate

Explanation:

To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.

Example Question #1980 : Identifying Synonyms

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

HINDER

Possible Answers:

Cover

Suggest

Discover

Block

Prepare

Correct answer:

Block

Explanation:

"Hinder" means to block.

Example Question #1981 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SEQUESTER

Possible Answers:

Test

Assemble

Belittle

Blare

Remove

Correct answer:

Remove

Explanation:

To "sequester" is to remove or separate.

Example Question #2021 : Synonyms

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

AGGRANDIZE

Possible Answers:

Increase

Terrify

Strike

Diminish

Employ

Correct answer:

Increase

Explanation:

"Aggrandize" means to increase.

Example Question #2022 : Synonyms

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

ABDUCT

Possible Answers:

Relieve

Abate

Degrade

Destroy

Kidnap

Correct answer:

Kidnap

Explanation:

"Abduct" means to kidnap.

Example Question #1984 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REND

Possible Answers:

Dismay

Gorge

Invigorate

Categorize

Tear

Correct answer:

Tear

Explanation:

To "rend" is to tear apart or split.

Example Question #261 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

AUGMENT

Possible Answers:

Increase

Lessen

Estimate

Buffet

Diminish

Correct answer:

Increase

Explanation:

"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 #262 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ABSCOND

Possible Answers:

Invent

Persuade

Hide

Narrate

Search

Correct answer:

Hide

Explanation:

"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 #263 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

FESTER

Possible Answers:

Annoy

Jiggle

Carry

Cook

Rot

Correct answer:

Rot

Explanation:

Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."

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