All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2776 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Blare
Belittle
Remove
Assemble
Test
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #263 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Terrify
Increase
Employ
Diminish
Strike
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #2777 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Relieve
Abate
Degrade
Destroy
Kidnap
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #1981 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Invigorate
Dismay
Gorge
Tear
Categorize
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #1982 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Buffet
Estimate
Increase
Diminish
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 #1983 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Hide
Persuade
Invent
Search
Narrate
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 #1984 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Annoy
Cook
Carry
Rot
Jiggle
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
Example Question #1985 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
partake
drive
surprise
exceed
entertain
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 #1986 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CASCADE
Struggle
Fall
Determine
Thrive
Loft
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.
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