All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #205 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TARNISH
Attempt
Extinguish
Prepare
Berate
Sully
Sully
"Tarnish" and "sully" are both words that mean make something dirtier or less valuable.
Example Question #206 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Scatter
Meet
Divulge
Inoculate
Protest
Meet
"Converge" is a verb meaning come to the same place (metaphorically or physically) at the same time, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like come together. "Protest" and "scatter" might look like potentially correct answer choices initially, but they are each antonyms of "converge," so neither of them can be the correct answer. Because "meet" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "converge," "meet" is the correct answer.
Example Question #207 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERECT
Marginalize
Ignore
Construct
Straighten
Rattle
Construct
"Erect" means raise, build, or construct, so "construct" is the correct answer.
Example Question #208 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMALGAMATE
Dissociate
Bloom
Meld
Hallow
Pinpoint
Meld
“Amalgamate” is a verb that means unify multiple things into one, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like combine. That means that “dissociate” cannot be the correct answer, because “dissociate” means separate, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “amalgamate.” “Meld,” however, when used as a verb, means combine, and because “meld” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “amalgamate,” “meld” is the correct answer.
Example Question #209 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Improve
Energize
Weaken
Strengthen
Moderate
Weaken
“Enervate” is a transitive verb that means weaken someone physically or mentally, so "weaken" is the correct answer. “Strengthen,” “energize,” and “improve” are all antonyms, and "moderate" is not related in meaning to "enervate."
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
climb
transfer
float
shorten
cross
shorten
"Abridge" means to shorten something without losing the main idea.
Example Question #2725 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BARRICADE
Destroy
March
Announce
Obstruct
Injure
Obstruct
To "barricade" or "obstruct" something is to block it.
Example Question #211 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WANE
Swell
Creep
Spin
Diminish
Transportation
Diminish
"Wane" means decrease in size or power, so "diminish" is the correct answer.
Example Question #212 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUNCATE
Demand
Shorten
Produce
Oppose
Manipulate
Shorten
"Truncate" means curtail or cut off the end of, so "shorten" is the closest synonym amongst the available answer choices.
Example Question #213 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PULVERIZE
Crush
Build
Defeat
Burn
Strengthen
Crush
"Pulverize" means to grind or pound into powder, so "crush" is the best synonym amongst the provided answer choices.
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