All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #2721 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Protest
Scatter
Divulge
Inoculate
Meet
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
Marginalize
Straighten
Rattle
Ignore
Construct
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
Dissociate
Bloom
Meld
Pinpoint
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
Strengthen
Weaken
Improve
Moderate
Energize
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 #2725 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
shorten
cross
climb
float
transfer
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
Obstruct
March
Announce
Injure
Destroy
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
Transportation
Spin
Diminish
Swell
Creep
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
Manipulate
Oppose
Produce
Demand
Shorten
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
Defeat
Crush
Strengthen
Burn
Build
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
Hold
Provoke
Enjoy
Spread
Assemble
Assemble
"Muster" means gather or assemble and often is used to refer to people, so "assemble" is the correct answer.
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