SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #94 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

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

SEQUESTER

Possible Answers:

Blare

Test

Belittle

Assemble

Remove

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:

Diminish

Employ

Increase

Terrify

Strike

Correct answer:

Increase

Explanation:

"Aggrandize" means to increase.

Example Question #1982 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ABDUCT

Possible Answers:

Kidnap

Degrade

Abate

Destroy

Relieve

Correct answer:

Kidnap

Explanation:

"Abduct" means to kidnap.

Example Question #1983 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REND

Possible Answers:

Invigorate

Tear

Gorge

Dismay

Categorize

Correct answer:

Tear

Explanation:

To "rend" is to tear apart or split.

Example Question #1984 : Identifying Synonyms

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

AUGMENT

Possible Answers:

Buffet

Estimate

Diminish

Lessen

Increase

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 #1985 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ABSCOND

Possible Answers:

Hide

Search

Persuade

Narrate

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 #1986 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FESTER

Possible Answers:

Annoy

Carry

Jiggle

Cook

Rot

Correct answer:

Rot

Explanation:

Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."

Example Question #1988 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SURPASS

Possible Answers:

surprise

drive

entertain

exceed

partake

Correct answer:

exceed

Explanation:

"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.

Example Question #1987 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SNARE

Possible Answers:

Prosper

Falsify

Research

Contaminate

Trap

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 #1988 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CASCADE

Possible Answers:

Fall

Loft

Struggle

Determine

Thrive

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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