All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #2775 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMPLIFY
Make false
Simplify
Become fancy
Praise
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 #2776 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Amalgamate
Protect
Wield
Satirize
Nominate
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #2777 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Prepare
Block
Suggest
Discover
Cover
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #2778 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Blare
Belittle
Remove
Test
Assemble
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #2779 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Increase
Terrify
Employ
Diminish
Strike
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Relieve
Destroy
Kidnap
Degrade
Abate
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Dismay
Categorize
Invigorate
Tear
Gorge
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Diminish
Buffet
Lessen
Increase
Estimate
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 #104 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Persuade
Invent
Hide
Search
Narrate
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 #105 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Annoy
Cook
Rot
Jiggle
Carry
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
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