SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #2718 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TARNISH

Possible Answers:

Prepare

Attempt

Extinguish

Berate

Sully

Correct answer:

Sully

Explanation:

"Tarnish" and "sully" are both words that mean make something dirtier or less valuable.

Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONVERGE

Possible Answers:

Divulge

Protest

Meet

Scatter

Inoculate

Correct answer:

Meet

Explanation:

"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 #42 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ERECT

Possible Answers:

Straighten

Ignore

Construct

Rattle

Marginalize

Correct answer:

Construct

Explanation:

"Erect" means raise, build, or construct, so "construct" is the correct answer.

Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AMALGAMATE

Possible Answers:

Dissociate

Bloom

Pinpoint

Meld

Hallow

Correct answer:

Meld

Explanation:

“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 #44 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ENERVATE

Possible Answers:

Weaken

Energize 

Improve 

Strengthen 

Moderate

Correct answer:

Weaken

Explanation:

“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 #2725 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ABRIDGE

Possible Answers:

shorten

cross

climb

float

transfer

Correct answer:

shorten

Explanation:

"Abridge" means to shorten something without losing the main idea.

Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BARRICADE

Possible Answers:

Obstruct

Destroy

Announce

Injure

March

Correct answer:

Obstruct

Explanation:

To "barricade" or "obstruct" something is to block it.

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.

WANE

Possible Answers:

Spin

Creep

Swell

Transportation

Diminish

Correct answer:

Diminish

Explanation:

"Wane" means decrease in size or power, so "diminish" is the correct answer.

Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TRUNCATE

Possible Answers:

Manipulate

Shorten

Oppose

Produce

Demand

Correct answer:

Shorten

Explanation:

"Truncate" means curtail or cut off the end of, so "shorten" is the closest synonym amongst the available answer choices. 

Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PULVERIZE

Possible Answers:

Defeat

Crush

Strengthen

Build

Burn

Correct answer:

Crush

Explanation:

"Pulverize" means to grind or pound into powder, so "crush" is the best synonym amongst the provided answer choices.

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