All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TARNISH
Attempt
Berate
Extinguish
Sully
Prepare
Sully
"Tarnish" and "sully" are both words that mean make something dirtier or less valuable.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Meet
Inoculate
Divulge
Protest
Scatter
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 #43 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERECT
Marginalize
Ignore
Construct
Rattle
Straighten
Construct
"Erect" means raise, build, or construct, so "construct" is the correct answer.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMALGAMATE
Dissociate
Pinpoint
Hallow
Meld
Bloom
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 #45 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Moderate
Strengthen
Improve
Weaken
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 #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 #46 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
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 #47 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WANE
Transportation
Creep
Spin
Diminish
Swell
Diminish
"Wane" means decrease in size or power, so "diminish" is the correct answer.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUNCATE
Manipulate
Oppose
Shorten
Demand
Produce
Shorten
"Truncate" means curtail or cut off the end of, so "shorten" is the closest synonym amongst the available answer choices.
Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PULVERIZE
Burn
Crush
Defeat
Strengthen
Build
Crush
"Pulverize" means to grind or pound into powder, so "crush" is the best synonym amongst the provided answer choices.
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