SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #264 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SEQUESTER

Possible Answers:

Remove

Assemble

Blare

Test

Belittle

Correct answer:

Remove

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Terrify

Increase

Strike

Employ

Diminish

Correct answer:

Increase

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Kidnap

Relieve

Degrade

Destroy

Abate

Correct answer:

Kidnap

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Invigorate

Tear

Dismay

Gorge

Categorize

Correct answer:

Tear

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Buffet

Estimate

Increase

Diminish

Lessen

Correct answer:

Increase

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Narrate

Hide

Search

Persuade

Invent

Correct answer:

Hide

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Carry

Jiggle

Annoy

Rot

Cook

Correct answer:

Rot

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

entertain

drive

partake

exceed

surprise

Correct answer:

exceed

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Trap

Research

Falsify

Prosper

Contaminate

Correct answer:

Trap

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Determine

Thrive

Struggle

Loft

Fall

Correct answer:

Fall

Explanation:

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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