All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
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
Degrade
Relieve
Destroy
Abate
Kidnap
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #265 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Categorize
Tear
Dismay
Gorge
Invigorate
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
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.
AUGMENT
Increase
Buffet
Diminish
Estimate
Lessen
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 #103 : 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
Search
Narrate
Invent
Hide
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 #104 : 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
Jiggle
Carry
Rot
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
Example Question #271 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
drive
exceed
entertain
partake
surprise
exceed
"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNARE
Prosper
Contaminate
Trap
Research
Falsify
Trap
"Snare" is a word that can be used as either a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider "snare" as a verb. When used as a verb, "snare" means to trap or to catch and usually refers to trapping an animal, so "trap" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "snare" or "trap": "prosper" means succeed or flourish. "Contaminate" means pollute; "falsify" means mislead or show that something is false; and "research" means to study or investigate.
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.
CASCADE
Fall
Thrive
Loft
Determine
Struggle
Fall
The verb "cascade" means (speaking of a liquid) to fall heavily. Additionally, "thrive" means to grow, to flourish, to develop well; "determine" means figure out, decide.
Example Question #106 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MATRICULATE
Ingress
Egress
Enroll
Adore
Abhor
Enroll
The verb "matriculate" means enroll in a college class, sign up for university. Additionally, "abhor" means detest, hate whereas "adore" means love, cherish; "egress" means place of exit and "ingress" means place of entrance.
Example Question #107 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TAPER
Aggrandize
Supplant
Deprecate
Narrow
Elongate
Narrow
The verb "taper" means to narrow, to diminish, to reduce or to cause to reduce. Additionally, "elongate" means make or become longer; "deprecate" means dislike and criticize; "supplant" means replace; "aggrandize" means increase the power and wealth of.