All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2021 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Wield
Protect
Amalgamate
Satirize
Nominate
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #1980 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Cover
Suggest
Discover
Block
Prepare
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #1981 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Test
Assemble
Belittle
Blare
Remove
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #2773 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Strike
Increase
Employ
Terrify
Diminish
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #1981 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Destroy
Relieve
Degrade
Kidnap
Abate
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #1984 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Dismay
Gorge
Invigorate
Categorize
Tear
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #261 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Increase
Lessen
Estimate
Buffet
Diminish
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 #262 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Invent
Persuade
Hide
Narrate
Search
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 #1982 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Jiggle
Rot
Cook
Annoy
Carry
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
Example Question #2784 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
drive
surprise
partake
exceed
entertain
exceed
"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.
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