All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
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 #1981 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Diminish
Employ
Increase
Terrify
Strike
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #1982 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Kidnap
Degrade
Abate
Destroy
Relieve
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #1983 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Invigorate
Tear
Gorge
Dismay
Categorize
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #1984 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Buffet
Estimate
Diminish
Lessen
Increase
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 #1985 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Hide
Search
Persuade
Narrate
Invent
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 #1986 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Annoy
Carry
Jiggle
Cook
Rot
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
Example Question #1988 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
surprise
drive
entertain
exceed
partake
exceed
"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.
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