All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #2021 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COALESCE
Wield
Satirize
Protect
Nominate
Amalgamate
Amalgamate
To "coalesce" and to "amalgamate" both mean to unite or combine.
Example Question #2022 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Prepare
Block
Cover
Discover
Suggest
Block
"Hinder" means to block.
Example Question #2023 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEQUESTER
Assemble
Test
Blare
Belittle
Remove
Remove
To "sequester" is to remove or separate.
Example Question #2024 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGGRANDIZE
Terrify
Increase
Diminish
Strike
Employ
Increase
"Aggrandize" means to increase.
Example Question #2025 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Destroy
Kidnap
Degrade
Abate
Relieve
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #2026 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Gorge
Categorize
Tear
Invigorate
Dismay
Tear
To "rend" is to tear apart or split.
Example Question #2027 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
Estimate
Diminish
Buffet
Increase
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 #2028 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Hide
Narrate
Search
Persuade
Invent
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 #2029 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FESTER
Carry
Jiggle
Cook
Annoy
Rot
Rot
Something that "festers" is something that rots or decays, e.g. "a festering sore."
Example Question #106 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
entertain
exceed
partake
surprise
drive
exceed
"Surpass" means to exceed or be greater than.
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