All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #264 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Remove
Assemble
Blare
Test
Belittle
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #1981 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Terrify
Increase
Strike
Employ
Diminish
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #2776 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Kidnap
Relieve
Degrade
Destroy
Abate
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #266 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Invigorate
Tear
Dismay
Gorge
Categorize
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #1982 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Buffet
Estimate
Increase
Diminish
Lessen
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 #1983 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Narrate
Hide
Search
Persuade
Invent
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 #1984 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Carry
Jiggle
Annoy
Rot
Cook
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
Example Question #106 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
entertain
drive
partake
exceed
surprise
exceed
"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNARE
Trap
Research
Falsify
Prosper
Contaminate
Trap
"Snare" is a word that can be used as either a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider "snare" as a verb. When used as a verb, "snare" means to trap or to catch and usually refers to trapping an animal, so "trap" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "snare" or "trap": "prosper" means succeed or flourish. "Contaminate" means pollute; "falsify" means mislead or show that something is false; and "research" means to study or investigate.
Example Question #1985 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CASCADE
Determine
Thrive
Struggle
Loft
Fall
Fall
The verb "cascade" means (speaking of a liquid) to fall heavily. Additionally, "thrive" means to grow, to flourish, to develop well; "determine" means figure out, decide.
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