All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ELUDE
hinder
illuminate
evade
jump
pretend
evade
"Elude" means to evade or escape from something.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EXTRICATE
withdraw
manipulate
perform
complain
legalize
withdraw
"Extricate" means to free someone from a restraint or to withdraw from the difficulty.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
TREAD
exercise
multiply
fall back
alternate
walk
walk
"Tread" means to walk on or along something.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RENOVATE.
Garrulous
Loquacious
Refurbish
Edify
Winsome
Refurbish
To “renovate” means to make something like new again, to refurbish or refresh something. For clarification, "refurbish" means to fix something up; "loquacious" and "garrulous" are synonyms that mean talkative; "winsome" means charming; "edify" means either to build or to instruct.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIFFUSE.
Meander
Control
Wonder
Allow
Spread
Spread
“Diffuse” means to spread out or spread through something, so the correct answer is “spread.” For clarification, "meander" is a type of movement characterized by indirectness and windiness, such as in a river.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMBLE.
Commend
Stroll
Deplore
Inspire
Gather
Stroll
To “amble” means to walk slowly and as such is most similar in meaning to the word “stroll” which also means to walk without haste or purpose. For clarification, commend means praise; deplore means hate or condemn.
Example Question #182 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms
Diminish
to praise
to decrease
to flood
to increase
to worsen
to decrease
"Diminish" means to decrease or make smaller.
Example Question #183 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms
Abbreviate
to soothe
to concede
to demolish
to shorten
to scold
to shorten
"Abbreviate" means to shorten. Concede is to surrender or yield; to soothe is to calm; to demolish is to destroy; to scold is to reprimand.
Example Question #1901 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CHAFE
expand
propel
roll
malign
irritate
irritate
To "chafe" is to rub or to irritate.
Example Question #1902 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EXHUME
regress
tire
unearth
distract from
correspond to
unearth
"Exhume" means to dig out, or unearth, something buried. It often refers to a body.
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