All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AVOCATION
Dread
Fashion
Discipline
Hobby
Validation
Hobby
An "avocation" is a diversion that one does in addition to one's principal job, usually done for fun. So, "hobby" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "avocation."
Example Question #420 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
CHICANERY
Combination
Etiquette
Trickery
Yawn
Empowerment
Trickery
"Chicanery" means deception or trickery, so "trickery" is the correct answer.
Example Question #421 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
SOPHISTRY
Market
Vision
Animation
Silence
Deception
Deception
"Sophistry" is defined as reasoning that seems true but is actually false, usually intending to deceive or mislead someone. So, the best answer choice is the word "deception."
Example Question #463 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ACRIMONY
Conversation
Shard
Bitterness
Revival
Sleep
Bitterness
"Acrimony" means bitterness, so "bitterness" is the correct answer.
Example Question #422 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MORTALITY
Fantasy
Neighborhood
Impermanence
Religion
Transgression
Impermanence
"Mortality" is the state of being subject to death, or impermanence.
Example Question #423 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PREMISE
Proposition
Weakness
Prize
Gathering
Conference
Proposition
A premise is a statement or proposition from which conclusions are drawn.
Example Question #424 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMMOTION
Examination
Creativity
Malice
Verification
Disturbance
Disturbance
"Commotion" means disturbance. "Examination" means an inspection or test. "Verification" is the process of determining the truth or validity of something. "Malice" means malevolence. "Creativity" means imaginativeness or inventiveness.
Example Question #425 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TENET
Belief
Victorious
Hunger
Deluge
Deforestation
Belief
"Tenet" means a belief. "Victorious" means winning or conquering something. "Hunger" means the feeling of needing to eat. "Deluge" means flood. "Deforestation" means the elimnation of trees.
Example Question #426 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMPUNCTION
Sarcasm
Notion
Misery
Expression
Guilt
Guilt
"Compunction" means a feeling of guilt. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "compunction": "notion" means idea; "misery" means great unhappiness; "sarcasm" means the use of irony to deride or make fun of someone or something; and "expression" means countenance or visage.
Example Question #427 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Empathy
Traffic
Wickedness
Unification
Stipulation
Wickedness
"Turpitude" means wickedness or depravity. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "turpitude": "unification" means an instance of different things coming together; "empathy" means the ability to understand others' emotions; "stipulation" means a specific part of an agreement; and "traffic" means vehicles traveling along a route.
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