All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #201 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABODE
Home
Retort
Creature
Monster
Portrait
Home
An "abode" is a home or domicile. A "portrait" is a painting or photograph of a person. A "retort" is a response or a reply. A "creature" is an animal, occasionally an imaginary or monstrous one.
Example Question #202 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRACAS
Voyage
Disturbance
Timber
Victory
Labyrinth
Disturbance
A "fracas" is a disturbance of the peace, usually because of a small physical fight. "Timber" and "lumber" are synonyms, as are "voyage" and "journey." A "labyrinth" is a maze, and a "victory" is a triumph.
Example Question #203 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
BRAWL
Domicile
Skirmish
Abode
Duplicity
Scandal
Skirmish
A "brawl" or a "skirmish" is a fight or quarrel. A "scandal" is an outrageous event. "Abode" and "domicile" both mean home, and "duplicity" means dishonesty.
Example Question #204 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
TIMBER
Asylum
Ecstasy
Paucity
Lumber
Iniquity
Lumber
"Timber" and "lumber" are both raw wood for building. An "asylum" is a refuge or sanctuary for people, and "ecstasy" is euphoria or extreme happiness. "Paucity" means "scarcity," and "iniquity" is evil.
Example Question #205 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
EDIFICE
Clarity
Dissent
Building
Acumen
Redundancy
Building
"Edifice" is another word for a building or an architectural structure. "Dissent" is disagreement, and "clarity" is clearness. "Redundancy" is excessive repetition. "Acumen" is another word for sharpness, cleverness, or shrewdness.
Example Question #206 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
EXPEDITION
Hegemony
Equivocation
Ambivalence
Brawl
Voyage
Voyage
"Expedition" and "voyage" are both synonyms for journey. A "brawl" is a physical fight, and "hegemony" means supremacy. "Equivocation" and "ambivalence" are both synonyms for unclearness.
Example Question #207 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Fracas
Omen
Expedition
Bigotry
Abode
Omen
A "harbinger" is an omen, a sign predicting the future. An "expedition" is a journey, an "abode" is a home, and "fracas" is a brawl or a fight. "Bigotry" is bias or prejudice.
Example Question #208 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CICATRIX
Scar
Adroitness
Temerity
Notoriety
Laceration
Scar
A "cicatrix" (plural: "cicatrices") is a "scar." A "laceration" is a cut, which is related to but not synonymous with "cicatrix." "Notoriety" is infamy, and "adroitness" is skill or expertise. "Temerity" means audacity, boldness, or nerve.
Example Question #209 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEMPEST
Ship
Edifice
Storm
Sarcophagus
Scar
Storm
A "tempest" is a "storm" or gale. An "edifice" is a building, and a "scar" is a cicatrix. A "ship" is a large boat, and a "sarcophagus" is an ornate coffin.
Example Question #210 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DITTY
Escape
Tune
Harbinger
Omen
Secrecy
Tune
A "ditty" is a simple song or "tune." "Harbinger" and "omen" are synonymous. An "escape" is a getaway or exit, and "secrecy" is another word for "clandestinity."