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
Satirize
Protect
Nominate
Wield
Amalgamate
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #2022 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Cover
Prepare
Discover
Block
Suggest
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #2023 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Belittle
Test
Blare
Assemble
Remove
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #2024 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Terrify
Diminish
Strike
Employ
Increase
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #2025 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Relieve
Degrade
Kidnap
Abate
Destroy
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #2026 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Invigorate
Categorize
Gorge
Dismay
Tear
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #2027 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Increase
Buffet
Diminish
Lessen
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 #2028 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Persuade
Invent
Narrate
Hide
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 #2029 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Annoy
Rot
Jiggle
Carry
Cook
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
