All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Fake
Villain
Informant
Hero
Fool
Fake
"Charlatan" is a noun that means "a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "fraud." Since "fake" is a synonym of "fraud" and none of the answer choices are close in meaning to "fraud," "fake" is the correct answer.
Example Question #64 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Balloon
Leader
Prayer
Worker
Cheat
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Clerk
Authority
Madman
Friend
Restriction
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSULTANT
Yearning
Collection
Adviser
Herb
Athlete
Adviser
A consultant is someone who provides expert advice, or an adviser.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMINEE
Leader
Artist
Contender
Character
Distraction
Contender
A nominee is a person who is nominated as a candidate for something, or a contender.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSIDENT
Vandal
Authority
Objector
Curator
Marauder
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #27 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Liquid
Opponent
Judgment
Guide
Freshness
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALUMNI
Mystery
Tact
Counselor
Graduates
Freedom
Graduates
Alumni are graduates from a school.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARIAH
Outcast
Retention
Treaty
Guide
Eloquence
Outcast
A "pariah" is a social outcast.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WAYFARER
Thesaurus
Honor
Traveler
Release
Progression
Traveler
A "wayfarer" is a traveler, especially one who journeys by foot.
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