SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Nouns for Abstract Concepts

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #91 : Synonyms

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

MULTITUDE

Possible Answers:

Single

Latitude

Primary

Attitude

Many

Correct answer:

Many

Explanation:

If you have a MULTITUDE of something, you have a large quantity of them. The word with the most similar meaning on this list is "many."

"Single" means one. This is the opposite of MULTITUDE.

"Primary" means main or most important.

"Attitude" means your mental state about a subject; settled way of doing something.

Example Question #92 : Synonyms

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

ACCORD

Possible Answers:

Altercation

Agreement 

Rope 

Dismay  

Dispute 

Correct answer:

Agreement 

Explanation:

"Accord" can be used as either noun or a verb. All of the answers choices here are nouns. As a noun, "accord" means an official agreement or treaty, for example "the warring countries now have an accord." Variations include "accordance", which means a state of being in conformity. "Rope" has no relation to "accord" at all, and the other answers choices all have a negative connotation relating to disagreement. Therefore, the correct answer is "agreement." 

Example Question #93 : Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

Sequence

Possible Answers:

machine

ingredient

factory

order

schedule

Correct answer:

order

Explanation:

A "sequence" is a particular order; a machine produces items; an ingredient is something used in a mixture; a factory is a building that creates items; and a schedule is a plan.

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