All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #262 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Protect
Satirize
Amalgamate
Wield
Nominate
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #263 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Discover
Cover
Block
Suggest
Prepare
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #264 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Test
Blare
Assemble
Belittle
Remove
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Strike
Terrify
Increase
Employ
Diminish
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #261 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Relieve
Abate
Degrade
Destroy
Kidnap
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #262 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Tear
Categorize
Dismay
Invigorate
Gorge
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #263 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Diminish
Lessen
Increase
Buffet
Estimate
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 #264 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Search
Narrate
Invent
Persuade
Hide
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 #265 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Cook
Rot
Annoy
Jiggle
Carry
Rot
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
surprise
drive
entertain
exceed
partake
exceed
"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
