SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #191 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
ENGAGEMENT
Indecency
Appointment
Closure
Anger
Betrayal
Appointment
The definition of "engagement" is an agreement to meet or an arrangement. "Appointment" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #192 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
DEDUCTION
Detection
Subtraction
Enclosure
Allowance
Confusion
Subtraction
"Subtraction" is the best answer choice, as "deduction" is defined as the act or process of deducting or subtracting.
Example Question #193 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLAIR
Dominion
Jurisdiction
Ability
Flare
Control
Ability
If you have “flair,” you have a natural ability to do something, usually with style. It is closest in meaning to "ability.” To clarify the other terms, a “flare” is a light or torch; a “jurisdiction” is the area where a legal power operates; “dominion” is the power to rule or a land that a power controls.
Example Question #194 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Gauntlet
Range
Tryst
Dinky
Piste
Range
A “gamut” is a range or series of related things. To clarify the other terms, a “gauntlet” is a protective glove worn with Medieval armor; a “piste” is a ski trail; “dinky” means little or small; a “tryst” is a secret meeting among lovers.
Example Question #195 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISPENSATION
Batch
Medicine
Regulation
Permission
Withdrawal
Permission
“Dispensation” is permission to break a law, promise, or oath. It is very similar in meaning to “permission.” To clarify the other terms, a “batch” is an amount of something that is made at one time; a “regulation” is an official rule or law; “withdrawal” is the act of taking something away.
Example Question #193 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECISION
Condition
Policy
Manners
Exactness
Details
Exactness
"Precision" means exactness.
Example Question #196 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESCAPADE
Punishment
Adventure
Style
Crime
Behavior
Adventure
An "escapade" is an adventure, so "adventure" is the correct answer.
Example Question #197 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCOR
Fowl
Obstruction
Assistance
Qualm
Peril
Assistance
"Succor" is a noun that means aid or help, so we need to pick out a word that means something like aid. Since "assistance" means aid, "assistance" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "succor" and the correct answer.
Example Question #198 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DREAD
Annoyance
Apprehension
Exhaustion
Courage
Excitement
Apprehension
"Dread" is a word that can act as a noun, verb, or adjective, but since all of our answer choices are nouns, we need to interpret it as a noun. As a noun, "dread" means an intense fear about future events; it can also refer to the person or thing causing that fear. So, we need to pick out another word that means something like fear. Since "apprehension" means anxiousness about the future, it is closest in meaning to "dread," so "apprehension" is the correct answer.
Example Question #199 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NUANCE
Formality
Subtlety
Perseverance
Preservation
Amount
Subtlety
“Nuance” is a word that when used as a noun, means an almost imperceptible difference. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like a subtle distinction. Of the possible answer choices, the word closest in meaning to “nuance” is “subtlety,” a noun that can mean a subtle difference, so “subtlety” is the correct answer.
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