All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
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.
AMPLIFY
Make false
Make larger
Praise
Become fancy
Simplify
Make larger
To "amplify" something is to make it larger. An amplifier is a device for making a musical instrument louder; if something is "ample," you have a lot of it.
Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Satirize
Wield
Nominate
Protect
Amalgamate
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #93 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Cover
Block
Suggest
Discover
Prepare
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #94 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Blare
Test
Belittle
Assemble
Remove
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #95 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
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 #266 : Synonyms: Verbs
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ABDUCT
Destroy
Kidnap
Degrade
Relieve
Abate
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #267 : Synonyms: Verbs
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REND
Categorize
Dismay
Tear
Gorge
Invigorate
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #268 : Synonyms: Verbs
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 #269 : Synonyms: Verbs
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ABSCOND
Narrate
Invent
Persuade
Search
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 #270 : Synonyms: Verbs
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FESTER
Annoy
Jiggle
Cook
Rot
Carry
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
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