All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONGEAL
melt
pardon
populate
gather
thicken
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
SABOTAGE
damage
fling
transform
mystify
repel
damage
Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PROPEL
yell
push
study
consume
curve
push
Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
supplement
consume
critique
limit
hinder
supplement
Augment means to increase or to supplement.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LANGUISH
talk slowly
promote
deteriorate
frustrate
curtail
deteriorate
"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE.
Invoke
Advise
Frighten
Shorten
Scold
Shorten
To “abridge” something means to shorten something, as in “the movie was abridged for television.” For clarification, "to invoke" means to call upon an authority for support or assistance; "scold" means to tell off, castigate.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
REIN
Fly
Underscore
Constrain
Prevail
Populate
Constrain
To "rein" is to restrict or constrain something. "Reign" (with a "g") means to prevail.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BEAR
protect
growl
quote
change
support
support
"Bear" means to support or carry.
Example Question #9 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
RETREAT
knock over
contain
mobilize
peruse
withdraw
withdraw
"Retreat" means to move back or withdraw.
Example Question #10 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ROMP
condemn
drop
overcome
yowl
play
play
"Romp" means to play energetically or roughly.
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