SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ERA
Age
Ease
Demanding
Chill
Anger
Age
An "era" is a specified period of time or an age. Someone might refer to "the era of the dinosaurs" just as he or she could refer to "the age of the dinosaurs." So, "age" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "era" and the correct answer.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEGREE
Class
Angel
Heat
Heathen
Extent
Extent
The DEGREE to which something occurs is the extent to which it occurs.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRADITION
Astronomy
Custom
Collection
Voyage
Military
Custom
A "tradition" is a custom, so "custom" is the correct answer. A "collection" is a group of things; a "voyage" is a trip by sea; the "military" is the armed services; and "astronomy" is the study of space and celestial objects.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
A synonym of "authority" is __________.
weakness
power
symbol
kingdom
rule
power
"Authority" is a noun meaning "the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience," or a person who has such power. While "rule" might look like the correct answer because someone who has authority can usually make rules, "rule" does not mean the same thing as "authority," so it can't be the correct answer. "Power," however, is the answer choice closest in meaning to "authority," so it is the correct answer.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
A synonym of "habitat" is __________.
town square
sea floor
natural environment
royal palace
government building
natural environment
Since "habitat" is a noun that means "a plant or animal's natural home," we need to pick out another word that means "a plant or animal's natural home." While "sea floor" could be the natural home of certain types of animals and plants, "sea floor" does not mean "a plant or animal's natural home," so it can't be the correct answer. "Natural environment," on the other hand, means "a plant or animal's natural home," so it is the correct answer.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms
A synonym of “symptom” is __________.
definition
sign
game
meal
treatment
sign
“Symptom” is a noun that means “a physical or mental feature that indicates a disease” or “a sign of the existence of something.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “an indication of something.” That means that “treatment” cannot be the correct answer, because “treatment” can mean “medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury,” a meaning which is very far from that of “symptom.” “Sign,” however, is a word that when used as a noun means “ an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else,” and because “sign” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “symptom,” “sign” is the correct answer.
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Nouns
Pause
Attic
Field
Homework
Break
Ocean
Break
A pause is a break.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Weight
Ability
Focus
Height
Intelligence
Heaviness
Heaviness
"Weight" means heaviness.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Which word can replace the underlined word?
Her occupation allows her to work on people's teeth.
tree
None of the above
home
couch
job
job
Job can replace occupation to maintain the same meaning in the sentence.
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DRIVEL
Nonsense
Astonishing
Literature
Decadence
Charity
Nonsense
“Drivel” is a word used to describe spoken nonsense, so "nonsense" is the correct answer. To provide further help, something that is “astonishing” is amazing, “decadence” means self-indulgence, “literature” means the whole of written works that are considered to be works of art; and “charity” is the act of giving to others.
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