Synonyms: Nouns

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SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms: Nouns

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1

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PROPINQUITY

Proximity

Commendation

Abstention

Mercy

Guilt

Explanation

"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.

2

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HARBINGER

Omen

Period

Support

Embarrassment

Entrance

Explanation

A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.

3

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

RETINUE

entourage

jewelry

fundamentals

practice

income

Explanation

A "retinue"is a group of advisers and assistants that accompanies someone, similar to an entourage.

4

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

RETINUE

entourage

jewelry

fundamentals

practice

income

Explanation

A "retinue"is a group of advisers and assistants that accompanies someone, similar to an entourage.

5

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HARBINGER

Omen

Period

Support

Embarrassment

Entrance

Explanation

A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.

6

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PROPINQUITY

Proximity

Commendation

Abstention

Mercy

Guilt

Explanation

"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.

7

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ELEGY

Lament

Zenith

Iniquity

Excess

Jubilation

Explanation

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.

8

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TENACITY

Perseverance

Largesse

Alacrity

Liveliness

Penury

Explanation

"Tenacity" means determination, persistence, or "perseverance." "Penury" is poverty, and "largesse" is generosity. "Liveliness" means alacrity or vivacity.

9

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OPPROBRIUM

Disgrace

Luster

Obstinacy

Invective

Pandemonium

Explanation

"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.

10

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DUDGEON

Resentment

Eloquence

Iniquity

Dissonance

Dispute

Explanation

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.

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