SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Nouns

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Example Questions

Example Question #1121 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

RAVINE

Possible Answers:

Ravine

Antipathy

Luster

Toll

Demeanor

Correct answer:

Toll

Explanation:

A "ravine" is a deep "gorge," and "antipathy" is hatred. Someone's "demeanor" is their bearing or comportment. "Luster" is gloss.

Example Question #1122 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

PRECIPICE

Possible Answers:

Languor

Cliff

Torpor

Effluent

Strife

Correct answer:

Cliff

Explanation:

A "precipice" is a "cliff" or a steep drop-off. "Languor" and "torpor" are synonyms for sluggishness. "Strife" is a synonym for "conflict." "Effluent" is a synonym for "sewage," waste.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

NOSTALGIA

Possible Answers:

illness

remembrance

friendship

effort

humidity

Correct answer:

remembrance

Explanation:

"Nostalgia" means a sentimental longing for the past, or remembrance.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

EDICT

Possible Answers:

proclamation

technology

growth

criticism

blanket

Correct answer:

proclamation

Explanation:

An "edict" is an official order or proclamation.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters

TREACHERY

Possible Answers:

fondness

danger

betrayal

dish

passage

Correct answer:

betrayal

Explanation:

Treachery is a betrayal of trust.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters

PLENITUDE

Possible Answers:

shortage

memory

mistake

abundance

challenge

Correct answer:

abundance

Explanation:

Plenitude means an abundance.

Example Question #331 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CIRCUMLOCUTION 

Possible Answers:

Honest evaluation

Trite commentary

Indirect expression

Moving eulogy

Profound rhetoric

Correct answer:

Indirect expression

Explanation:

“Circumlocution” refers to an indirect expression using more words than necessary, usually to deliberately avoid expressing something directly or truthfully. The correct answer is therefore “indirect expression.” For clarification, rhetoric describes any public speaking; a eulogy is a speech given at a funeral or following someone’s death; trite means overused or cliché; profound means deep and insightful.

Example Question #375 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

HAVOC

Possible Answers:

length

design

abode

transparency

devastation

Correct answer:

devastation

Explanation:

Havoc means widespread destruction.

Example Question #332 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ANIMOSITY. 

Possible Answers:

Good feeling

Fairly matched

Misunderstanding

Ill will

Eager to please 

Correct answer:

Ill will

Explanation:

“Animosity” describes a feeling of hostility, anger or resentment. So of the possible answer choices “ill will” best matches the meaning of the word.

Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONFRONTATION

Possible Answers:

success

conflict

extinction

happiness

trifold

Correct answer:

conflict

Explanation:

"Confrontation" means an argumentative meeting, or conflict.

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