All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1974 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Nominate
Wield
Satirize
Protect
Amalgamate
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
Suggest
Prepare
Block
Cover
Discover
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
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 #1981 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Diminish
Estimate
Increase
Buffet
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 #1982 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Search
Narrate
Persuade
Invent
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 #1983 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Cook
Annoy
Jiggle
Rot
Carry
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.
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