All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1911 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SATURATE
Construct
Drench
Clarify
Impede
Abandon
Drench
"Saturate" means to drench or soak with a liquid, or to provide with more than enough of something, or to permeate. So, "drench" is the correct answer. "Clarify" means to make clearer or easier to understand. "Construct" means to build or erect a structure. "Impede" means to delay or to block. "Abandon" means to give up or to leave behind.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EMBELLISH
Plagiarize
Terminate
Define
Decorate
Mimic
Decorate
"Embellish" means to "decorate" or to add ornaments to something; one might embellish a story by adding details that are not true to an otherwise true account. "Terminate" means to end or to conclude. "Mimic" means to imitate or to copy. "Plagiarize" means to copy another person's work without crediting that person for it. "Define" means to state the definition or qualities of a person or thing.
Example Question #1912 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
THRUST
Catapult
Change
Force
Fly
Dance
Force
"Thrust" means force something upon someone, or shove something forcibly. The correct answer is therefore "force." The other choices do not have similar definitions: "dance" means move your body to music, "catapult" means hurl something using an ancient military device, "change" means make different, and "fly" means propel oneself through the air.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TWEAK
Breathe
Predict
Damage
Hop
Alter
Alter
"Tweak" means make small changes to something, and "alter" means change, so "alter" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "tweak": "breathe" means to inhale and exhale, "hop" means jump, "predict" means guess what will happen in the future based on information known at the present moment, and "damage" means cause harm to something.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BURNISH
Fry
Trade
Develop
Polish
Wear
Polish
To "burnish" is to polish or shine, so "polish" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "burnish": “wear” means to display on the body; “trade” means exchange commodities;“fry” means to cook with oil or fat; and “develop” means grow.
Example Question #205 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TARNISH
Sully
Attempt
Prepare
Berate
Extinguish
Sully
"Tarnish" and "sully" are both words that mean make something dirtier or less valuable.
Example Question #201 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Scatter
Divulge
Protest
Inoculate
Meet
Meet
"Converge" is a verb meaning come to the same place (metaphorically or physically) at the same time, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like come together. "Protest" and "scatter" might look like potentially correct answer choices initially, but they are each antonyms of "converge," so neither of them can be the correct answer. Because "meet" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "converge," "meet" is the correct answer.
Example Question #202 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERECT
Rattle
Marginalize
Construct
Ignore
Straighten
Construct
"Erect" means raise, build, or construct, so "construct" is the correct answer.
Example Question #203 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMALGAMATE
Dissociate
Bloom
Pinpoint
Meld
Hallow
Meld
“Amalgamate” is a verb that means unify multiple things into one, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like combine. That means that “dissociate” cannot be the correct answer, because “dissociate” means separate, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “amalgamate.” “Meld,” however, when used as a verb, means combine, and because “meld” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “amalgamate,” “meld” is the correct answer.
Example Question #204 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Weaken
Improve
Moderate
Strengthen
Energize
Weaken
“Enervate” is a transitive verb that means weaken someone physically or mentally, so "weaken" is the correct answer. “Strengthen,” “energize,” and “improve” are all antonyms, and "moderate" is not related in meaning to "enervate."
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