SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

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

THICKET

Possible Answers:

Vagabonds

Cities

Lessons

Bushes

Vehicles

Correct answer:

Bushes

Explanation:

The noun "thicket" means a thick concentration of bushes or, less often, trees. Additionally, a "vagabond" is a person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or job.

Example Question #101 : Synonyms

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

STATUTE

Possible Answers:

Genre

Treatise

Offer

Art

Law

Correct answer:

Law

Explanation:

The noun "statute" refers to a written law in society. Additionally, "genre" means category; a "treatise" is a written exploration of an idea.

Example Question #102 : Synonyms

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

FISSURE

Possible Answers:

Lodging

Joint

Wrench

Jut

Crack

Correct answer:

Crack

Explanation:

The noun "fissure" means crack, split, crevice, a long and narrow opening in the ground or some other large object. Additionally, a "wrench" is a tool used to tighten and loosen bolts; a "lodging" is a place where someone lives or where someone stays temporarily (like a hotel); a "joint" is something that joins two things together; to "jut" is to stick out from something (for example a ledge or a jagged piece of rock might "jut out").

Example Question #103 : Synonyms

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

BASTION

Possible Answers:

Carcass

Prison

Portcullis

Brook

Stronghold

Correct answer:

Stronghold

Explanation:

"Bastion" means a "stronghold," a fortress or a secure place.

"Carcass" means a corpse, a dead body.

"Prison" is a place where criminals are confined, a jail.

"Brook" is a stream or a small river.

"Portcullis" is a gate or a wall that is movable, and which is typically found at the entrance to a fortress.

Example Question #104 : Synonyms

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

MANUSCRIPT

Possible Answers:

Document

Assent

Truce

Fodder

Rift

Correct answer:

Document

Explanation:

The noun "manuscript" refers to a document, a hand-written piece of text. Additionally, a "rift" is a break, a rupture; a "truce" is a pause in fighting, a peace agreement that is only temporary; "fodder" means raw material to be sacrificed because it is mostly worthless; "assent" is agreement.

Example Question #105 : Synonyms

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

BULWARK

Possible Answers:

Ally

Wall

Tactic

Weapon

Strategy

Correct answer:

Wall

Explanation:

The correct answer is "wall."

"Bulwark" is a noun referring to a defensive wall.

Example Question #106 : Synonyms

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

FISSURE

Possible Answers:

Plateau 

Highway

Cleft

Depth

Foundation

Correct answer:

Cleft

Explanation:

"Fissure" means a cleft, or a crevice, a deep crack in something.

"Plateau" means a section of land that is flat, tableland, highland.

"Highway" means a heavily travelled road, freeway, or interstate.

"Depth" means the distance down or across something.

"Foundation" means the base, the bedrock, the support.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ATROCITY

Possible Answers:

metropolis

something horrific

barbed

flagrant

blessing

Correct answer:

something horrific

Explanation:

An atrocity is something horrific.

Example Question #107 : Synonyms

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

FLATTERY

Possible Answers:

accusations

brushing away

compliments

deflating

convictions

Correct answer:

compliments

Explanation:

Flattery means to compliment someone.

Example Question #108 : Synonyms

A synonym of "trek" is . . .

Possible Answers:

expedition

flood

anomaly

effervescence

map

Correct answer:

expedition

Explanation:

"Trek" is a word meaning "a long arduous journey, especially one made on foot," so we need to pick out another word that means something like "journey." Since "expedition" means "a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war," "expedition" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "trek," so "expedition" is the correct answer.

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