All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLOVIATE
Talk excessively
Wander aimlessly
Perjure
Persecute ruthlessly
Work assiduously
Talk excessively
To "bloviate" is to talk pompously and in an overblown manner. To "meander" is to wander aimlessly, and to "persevere" is to work assiduously. To "perjure" is to lie under oath. To "persecute ruthlessly" is to oppress.
Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTOL
Daunt
Subsume
Contaminate
Laud
Prevaricate
Laud
To "extol" something is to sing its praises. To "subsume" something is to absorb it into something else. To "prevaricate" is to lie, while to "contaminate" is to pollute. To "daunt" is to make someone feel apprehensive or dismayed.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONGEAL
gather
melt
populate
pardon
thicken
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
Example Question #166 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
SABOTAGE
fling
transform
damage
mystify
repel
damage
Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.
Example Question #167 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PROPEL
study
curve
push
consume
yell
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
limit
consume
critique
hinder
supplement
supplement
Augment means to increase or to supplement.
Example Question #168 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LANGUISH
deteriorate
curtail
promote
talk slowly
frustrate
deteriorate
"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE.
Frighten
Advise
Shorten
Scold
Invoke
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 #1884 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
REIN
Prevail
Fly
Constrain
Populate
Underscore
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
growl
quote
protect
change
support
support
"Bear" means to support or carry.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
