All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1981 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Belittle
Remove
Test
Blare
Assemble
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #1982 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Employ
Diminish
Increase
Strike
Terrify
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
Degrade
Destroy
Kidnap
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
Tear
Dismay
Categorize
Invigorate
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
Increase
Buffet
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 #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
Search
Invent
Hide
Narrate
Persuade
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
Jiggle
Annoy
Carry
Rot
Cook
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
Example Question #1988 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
surprise
drive
entertain
exceed
partake
exceed
"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.
Example Question #141 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNARE
Trap
Falsify
Contaminate
Research
Prosper
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 #106 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CASCADE
Struggle
Determine
Fall
Loft
Thrive
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.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
