SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal
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Example Question #57 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEBRIS
Rubble
Station
Discovery
Transportation
Location
Rubble
"Debris" means rubble. "Transportation" refers to a method of moving something or someone from one physical location to another. "Station" means a stop that a vehicle makes and the building associated with it. "Location" means a place. "Discovery" is something found.
Example Question #58 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DOMICILE
encased
insane
home
spherical
asylum
home
A "domicile" is a home or a residence.
Example Question #58 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TERRACE
Sidewalk
Garden
Driveway
Porch
Highway
Porch
"Terrace" means porch or patio, so "porch" is the correct answer. "Sidewalk" means a walking path for pedestrians located alongside a road. "Highway" means a major roadway for cars. "Driveway" is the flat surface in front of or near a house in which cars may be parked. "Garden" is a small area of land that is used for growing plants.
Example Question #59 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the word or phrase that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
APERTURE
Closure
Laudable
Opening
Eminence
Derisory
Opening
The prefix aper- means open, so the word “aperture” means opening. To provide further help, “eminence” means reputation or distinction; “laudable” means deserving of praise; “derisory” means mocking.
Example Question #61 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TINCTURE
Prong
Parasite
Medicine
Small
Metallic
Medicine
“Tincture” is an old word for a “medicine” that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol. It is related to the words “tinge” and “tint.” So it is a solution of clear alcohol tinted with the color of the “medicine.” Do not confuse it with “tiny,” “tin,” or “ting,” meaning prong.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VISAGE
Face
Management
Joy
Trajectory
Unification
Face
"Visage" means face or facial expression. The Latin root word "visus" means appearance.
Example Question #81 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTRAILS
Plead
Lag behind
Intestines
Carry
Brains
Intestines
"Entrails" are the organs of an animal, particularly the intestines. Other synonyms would be "innards," "viscera," or "guts." "Entrails" are specifically "intestinal," not related to the "brain."
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOSIERY
Deliberately
Conduit
Pipe
Stockings
Drain
Stockings
"Hosiery" is another word for stockings, pantyhose, or, in some cultures, underwear. You might see "hosiery" used to refer to the section of a department store that contains "stockings." "Drain," "pipe," and "conduit" are all trying to trick you into thinking the word is related to a "hose," which it is not.
Example Question #81 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABYSS
Hill
Gulf
Crag
Pinnacle
A vast chasm
A vast chasm
"Abyss" means "a vast chasm" or a deep, immeasurable space.
"Hill" means a small natural elevation of the earth's surface.
"Crag" means a steep, broken patch of rock.
"Gulf" means a portion of ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
"Pinnacle" means the highest peak.
Example Question #861 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GARNISH
Food
Incentive
Decoration
Heretic
Idiom
Decoration
"Garnish" is a noun that means "decoration" or an embellishment of some kind.
None of the other words are synonymous with garnish.
"Incentive" means motivation or the thing that encourages you; for example, the incentive to work is getting paid money.
"Idiom" is a specific manner of speaking or a local dialect of a language.
"Heretic" is a person who believes in a different religion than the societally acceptable religion, also called a dissenter or a nonconformist.
"Food "is simply the substances that we eat that nourish us.
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