All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2721 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Scatter
Divulge
Inoculate
Meet
Protest
Meet
"Converge" is a verb meaning come to the same place (metaphorically or physically) at the same time, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like come together. "Protest" and "scatter" might look like potentially correct answer choices initially, but they are each antonyms of "converge," so neither of them can be the correct answer. Because "meet" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "converge," "meet" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2722 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERECT
Ignore
Straighten
Rattle
Construct
Marginalize
Construct
"Erect" means raise, build, or construct, so "construct" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2723 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMALGAMATE
Hallow
Pinpoint
Bloom
Meld
Dissociate
Meld
“Amalgamate” is a verb that means unify multiple things into one, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like combine. That means that “dissociate” cannot be the correct answer, because “dissociate” means separate, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “amalgamate.” “Meld,” however, when used as a verb, means combine, and because “meld” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “amalgamate,” “meld” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2724 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Moderate
Energize
Improve
Weaken
Strengthen
Weaken
“Enervate” is a transitive verb that means weaken someone physically or mentally, so "weaken" is the correct answer. “Strengthen,” “energize,” and “improve” are all antonyms, and "moderate" is not related in meaning to "enervate."
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
climb
transfer
float
shorten
cross
shorten
"Abridge" means to shorten something without losing the main idea.
Example Question #2725 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BARRICADE
March
Destroy
Obstruct
Announce
Injure
Obstruct
To "barricade" or "obstruct" something is to block it.
Example Question #2726 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WANE
Spin
Transportation
Creep
Diminish
Swell
Diminish
"Wane" means decrease in size or power, so "diminish" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2727 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUNCATE
Shorten
Oppose
Produce
Demand
Manipulate
Shorten
"Truncate" means curtail or cut off the end of, so "shorten" is the closest synonym amongst the available answer choices.
Example Question #2728 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PULVERIZE
Crush
Build
Burn
Strengthen
Defeat
Crush
"Pulverize" means to grind or pound into powder, so "crush" is the best synonym amongst the provided answer choices.
Example Question #2729 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUSTER
Assemble
Enjoy
Hold
Spread
Provoke
Assemble
"Muster" means gather or assemble and often is used to refer to people, so "assemble" is the correct answer.
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