All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUSTER
Hold
Provoke
Assemble
Spread
Enjoy
Assemble
"Muster" means gather or assemble and often is used to refer to people, so "assemble" is the correct answer.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPEDITE
Recede
Risk
Hasten
Load
Wish
Hasten
"Expedite" means speed up the progress of or hasten, so "hasten" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "expedite": "load" means fill; "wish" means hope; "risk" means endanger; and "recede" means retreat.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADULTERATE
Matriculate
Frequent
Mature
Contaminate
Deny
Contaminate
"Adulterate" means to lessen the quality of a substance by adding an impurity, or to contaminate it.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SHIRK
Appreciate
Avoid
Bewilder
Irritate
Determine
Avoid
"Shirk" means avoid or evade, so "avoid," a verb that means eschew or stay away from, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "shirk" and "avoid": "determine" means to figure out or solve; "bewilder" means to confuse or to baffle; "Irritate" means to annoy or to bother; and "appreciate" means to show gratitude for something.
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
DAWDLE
Prioritize
Innovate
Accuse
Memorize
Idle
Idle
"Dawdle" means to idle or waste time and do nothing. "Memorize" to remember every word or aspect. "Prioritize" means to put things in order of importance with the most important in front. "Innovate" means to improve or make changes to something to make it better. "Accuse" means to charge a person with a crime or offense.
Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DALLY
Elucidate
Profess
Rectify
Dawdle
Concur
Dawdle
"Dally" means linger or "dawdle." "Concur" means agree. "Rectify" means to correct or to make right. "Elucidate" means make clear. "Profess" means state openly or announce.
Example Question #57 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Maintain
Obstruct
Improve
Charge
Facilitate
Obstruct
"Hinder" means to create difficulties for something, or to obstruct something.
Example Question #58 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUMPLE
Wake
Wrinkle
Empty
Flatten
Scold
Wrinkle
To "rumple" something means to wrinkle it, so "wrinkle" is the correct answer.
Example Question #59 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUARANTINE
Rust
Organize
Compromise
Isolate
Undermine
Isolate
To "quarantine" is to isolate.
Example Question #60 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MITIGATE
Ease
Disguise
Announce
Capture
Shorten
Ease
"Mitigate" means to reduce pain or negative effects. Thus, the word "ease" (used as a verb) is closest in meaning, as easing pain or negative effects would also cause a reduction in those. The other words are completely unrelated to the verb "mitigate."
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