All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
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.
SPLENDOR
Magnificence
Infection
Poverty
Chaos
Appreciation
Magnificence
"Splendor" is an adjective that means magnificence, so "magnificence" is the correct answer.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NAUSEA
Interest
Advantage
Religion
Sickness
Assembly
Sickness
"Nausea" means a feeling of sickness that includes the urge to vomit, so "sickness" is the correct answer.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
DETECTION
Diversity
Assembly
Recognition
Complexity
Emotion
Recognition
"Detection" means recognition.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIAGNOSIS
Repetition
Inspection
Conservation
Outlook
Identification
Identification
"Diagnosis" means identification, and is often used to specifically mean the identification of a medical patient's health problem.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INVASION
Surplus
Plantation
Result
Continent
Takeover
Takeover
"Invasion" means takeover.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EPOCH
Era
Dilemma
Wish
Space
Void
Era
An "epoch" is an era or period of history. For clarification, a "dilemma" is a problem; a "void" is a hole or an absence of something.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GRID
Justice
Network
Festival
Quiver
Kitchen
Network
"Grid" means network. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "grid": "kitchen" means a room used for cooking and preparing food; "justice" means fair treatment; "festival" means celebration; and "quiver" means a transportable storage container for arrows that can be worn.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADAGE
Wizened
Train-carriage
Loopy
Saying
Grass
Saying
An "adage" is an expression or a saying. For clarification, "loopy" means crazy; wizened means old and wrinkly.
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITION
Hope
Fear
Envy
Greed
Regret
Regret
"Contrition" is a feeling of genuine regret or guilt. For clarification, "envy" means jealousy.
Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DELUSION
Old adage
False belief
Candor
Notoriety
Infamy
False belief
A "delusion" is a false belief based on incorrect precepts. For clarification, an "adage" is a saying; "notoriety" and "infamy" are synonyms that describe being famous for the wrong reasons; "candor" means frankness or honesty.
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