Synonyms: Verbs - SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Deploy means to position troops (when referring to the military).

"Stagnate" means to become stagnant, cease to flow, or to languish.

To "cordon" off something is to isolate it.

"Ossify" means to harden, solidify, or to become bone.

"Abduct" means to kidnap.

"Aggrandize" means to increase.

To "sequester" is to remove or separate.

"Hinder" means to block.

To "rumple" something means to wrinkle it, so "wrinkle" is the correct answer.

"Gnash" means to grind together and often refers to teeth, or to bite, so "bite" is the correct answer.

"Cower" means to crouch down to distance oneself from something frightening. "Crouch," a verb that means stoop or squat, is the answer choice closest in meaning to "cower," so "crouch" is the correct answer.

"Dissipate" means to scatter or disperse, so "scatter" is the correct answer.

To ascend is to rise.

Anticipate means to expect or predict

"Assimilate" is a verb that has several different meanings, including absorb ideas or people into a group. While "assist" may look like a potentially correct answer, the meaning of "assist" does not match any of the meanings of "assimilate," so it cannot be the correct answer. "Subsume," however, is a verb meaning include or absorb, and since "subsume" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "assimilate," "subsume" is the correct answer.

"Adhere" is a verb with a variety of meanings; sticky things can adhere (stick to) other things, or a person can adhere to (obey) rules. "Sticky' may look like a potential synonym of "adhere," but whereas "stick" could be a synonym, "sticky" cannot, as it is an adjective and "adhere" a verb. "Obey," however, is a synonym of "adhere" as it is used to mean comply with, so "obey" is the correct answer.

"Usurp" means seize or overthrow, so "seize" is the correct answer.

"Eschew"means to avoid using something.

Reform means the process of improving a practice or institution.