All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1921 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TARNISH
Sully
Berate
Attempt
Extinguish
Prepare
Sully
"Tarnish" and "sully" are both words that mean make something dirtier or less valuable.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Protest
Meet
Scatter
Inoculate
Divulge
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 #1962 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERECT
Marginalize
Construct
Ignore
Rattle
Straighten
Construct
"Erect" means raise, build, or construct, so "construct" is the correct answer.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMALGAMATE
Meld
Hallow
Bloom
Pinpoint
Dissociate
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 #43 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Strengthen
Moderate
Weaken
Energize
Improve
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."
Example Question #2721 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
float
transfer
cross
shorten
climb
shorten
"Abridge" means to shorten something without losing the main idea.
Example Question #1922 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BARRICADE
Injure
Announce
Destroy
March
Obstruct
Obstruct
To "barricade" or "obstruct" something is to block it.
Example Question #1971 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WANE
Creep
Swell
Spin
Transportation
Diminish
Diminish
"Wane" means decrease in size or power, so "diminish" is the correct answer.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUNCATE
Produce
Shorten
Demand
Manipulate
Oppose
Shorten
"Truncate" means curtail or cut off the end of, so "shorten" is the closest synonym amongst the available answer choices.
Example Question #1973 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PULVERIZE
Strengthen
Defeat
Crush
Burn
Build
Crush
"Pulverize" means to grind or pound into powder, so "crush" is the best synonym amongst the provided answer choices.
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