All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #151 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
WRATH
Loopy
Bold
Rage
Daft
Kind
Rage
“Wrath” is a synonym of "rage," because both words describe intense anger. For clarification, "daft" and "loopy" are synonyms that both mean silly or foolish.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
INCENTIVE
Motivation
Superstitious
Sufficient
Outlandish
Jubilation
Motivation
An "incentive" is motivation or reason for doing something. For clarification, jubilation is a feeling of extreme happiness; sufficient means enough; outlandish means peculiar or excessive; superstitious means having irrational beliefs.
Example Question #153 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INFERENCE
Celebration
Jubilation
Superstition
Conclusion
Emotion
Conclusion
An "inference" is a conclusion based on observation. For clarification, "jubilation" is very similar in meaning to celebration, or great happiness; "superstition" refers to belief grounded outside of reason.
Example Question #154 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEARTH
Decent
Lack
Unfair
Jaunt
Acceptable
Lack
To have a "dearth" of something means you do not have enough or you are lacking. For clarification, a jaunt is an informal outing.
Example Question #155 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SPLENDOR
Magnificence
Appreciation
Poverty
Chaos
Infection
Magnificence
"Splendor" is an adjective that means magnificence, so "magnificence" is the correct answer.
Example Question #156 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NAUSEA
Religion
Advantage
Sickness
Assembly
Interest
Sickness
"Nausea" means a feeling of sickness that includes the urge to vomit, so "sickness" is the correct answer.
Example Question #50 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
DETECTION
Recognition
Assembly
Diversity
Emotion
Complexity
Recognition
"Detection" means recognition.
Example Question #155 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIAGNOSIS
Repetition
Outlook
Inspection
Conservation
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
Takeover
Plantation
Continent
Result
Takeover
"Invasion" means takeover.
Example Question #158 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EPOCH
Void
Wish
Space
Era
Dilemma
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.
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