All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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
Simplify
Make larger
Become fancy
Make false
Praise
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 #2773 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Wield
Satirize
Nominate
Protect
Amalgamate
Amalgamate
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
Cover
Suggest
Discover
Block
Prepare
Block
"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
Test
Assemble
Belittle
Blare
Remove
Remove
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
Increase
Terrify
Strike
Diminish
Employ
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #2022 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Relieve
Abate
Degrade
Destroy
Kidnap
Kidnap
"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
Dismay
Gorge
Invigorate
Categorize
Tear
Tear
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
Increase
Lessen
Estimate
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 #262 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Invent
Persuade
Hide
Narrate
Search
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 #263 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Annoy
Jiggle
Carry
Cook
Rot
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
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