SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #1974 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COALESCE

Possible Answers:

Nominate

Wield

Satirize

Protect

Amalgamate

Correct answer:

Amalgamate

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Suggest

Prepare

Block

Cover

Discover

Correct answer:

Block

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Remove

Assemble

Blare

Test

Belittle

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:

Terrify

Increase

Strike

Employ

Diminish

Correct answer:

Increase

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Kidnap

Relieve

Degrade

Destroy

Abate

Correct answer:

Kidnap

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Invigorate

Tear

Dismay

Gorge

Categorize

Correct answer:

Tear

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Diminish

Estimate

Increase

Buffet

Lessen

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 #1982 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ABSCOND

Possible Answers:

Search

Narrate

Persuade

Invent

Hide

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 #1983 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FESTER

Possible Answers:

Cook

Annoy

Jiggle

Rot

Carry

Correct answer:

Rot

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

entertain

drive

partake

exceed

surprise

Correct answer:

exceed

Explanation:

"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.

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