SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms: Nouns
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PROPINQUITY
Proximity
Commendation
Abstention
Mercy
Guilt
"Propinquity" is a synonym for "proximity" or nearness. Another word for "guilt" is complicity, and another word for "mercy" is clemency. "Abstention" means sobriety, temperance. "Commendation" is praise or acclaim.
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HARBINGER
Omen
Period
Support
Embarrassment
Entrance
A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.
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RETINUE
entourage
jewelry
fundamentals
practice
income
A "retinue"is a group of advisers and assistants that accompanies someone, similar to an entourage.
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RETINUE
entourage
jewelry
fundamentals
practice
income
A "retinue"is a group of advisers and assistants that accompanies someone, similar to an entourage.
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HARBINGER
Omen
Period
Support
Embarrassment
Entrance
A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.
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PROPINQUITY
Proximity
Commendation
Abstention
Mercy
Guilt
"Propinquity" is a synonym for "proximity" or nearness. Another word for "guilt" is complicity, and another word for "mercy" is clemency. "Abstention" means sobriety, temperance. "Commendation" is praise or acclaim.
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ELEGY
Lament
Zenith
Iniquity
Excess
Jubilation
An "elegy" is a lament for the dead and is often written in poem form. "Iniquity" is evil, and "jubilation" is joyous celebration. "Excess" is surplus, the opposite of "scarcity." A "zenith" is an apex, pinnacle, or high point.
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TENACITY
Perseverance
Largesse
Alacrity
Liveliness
Penury
"Tenacity" means determination, persistence, or "perseverance." "Penury" is poverty, and "largesse" is generosity. "Liveliness" means alacrity or vivacity.
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OPPROBRIUM
Disgrace
Luster
Obstinacy
Invective
Pandemonium
"Opprobrium" is either "disgrace" and shame or criticism and abuse, depending on the situation. "Luster" is a synonym for "gloss." "Pandemonium" is a synonym for "chaos." "Invective" is verbal abuse, and "obstinacy" is stubbornness.
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DUDGEON
Resentment
Eloquence
Iniquity
Dissonance
Dispute
To be in high "dudgeon" is to be indignant or resentful about something. "Eloquence" is the quality of fluent, articulate speech. "Iniquity" is evil, and a "dispute" is a disagreement. "Dissonance" is tension, particularly between inharmonious sounds.