All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1208 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CADENCE
lilt
chorus
chain
reaction
moderation
lilt
"Cadence" is inflection in one's voice, or intonation or lilt.
Example Question #1209 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AUTONOMY
independence
vehicle
defense
radical
persimmon
independence
"Autonomy" means freedom from external control, or independence.
Example Question #1210 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
REIGN (noun)
vindication
carriage
precipitation
incumbency
wit
incumbency
"Reign" (as a noun) refers to the period of time someone holds an office, or their incumbency.
Example Question #411 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
TRIBUTE
secretion
lottery
tinder
finery
accolade
accolade
A "tribute" is a statement or gift that shows gratitude, or an accolade.
Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONSUMPTION
protocol
expending
meal
marvel
coincedence
expending
"Consumption" means the using up or expending of a resource.
Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ADDENDUM
tedium
confusion
postscript
violence
sale
postscript
An "addendum" is an item of extra material, or a postscript.
Example Question #1214 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ANTAGONISM
ideology
dearth
miniature
hostility
fracture
hostility
"Antagonism" means hostility or opposition.
Example Question #411 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SECESSION
Lullaby
Attention
Arrest
Withdrawal
Parcel
Withdrawal
"Secession" is the act of withdrawing from an organization or union, so "withdrawal" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "secession."
Example Question #412 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AVOCATION
Validation
Discipline
Dread
Hobby
Fashion
Hobby
An "avocation" is a diversion that one does in addition to one's principal job, usually done for fun. So, "hobby" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "avocation."
Example Question #84 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
CHICANERY
Etiquette
Yawn
Trickery
Combination
Empowerment
Trickery
"Chicanery" means deception or trickery, so "trickery" is the correct answer.
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