All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #261 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMPLIFY
Simplify
Make false
Praise
Become fancy
Make larger
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 #262 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Protect
Nominate
Satirize
Amalgamate
Wield
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #263 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Suggest
Prepare
Block
Cover
Discover
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #264 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Remove
Assemble
Blare
Test
Belittle
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #2773 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Diminish
Terrify
Strike
Employ
Increase
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #265 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Relieve
Kidnap
Destroy
Abate
Degrade
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #266 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Invigorate
Tear
Dismay
Gorge
Categorize
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #267 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Lessen
Estimate
Buffet
Increase
Diminish
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 #268 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Narrate
Persuade
Invent
Hide
Search
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 #269 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Rot
Annoy
Carry
Jiggle
Cook
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
