All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #501 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ZEAL
Recuperation
Innocence
Savagery
Passion
Imposition
Passion
Zeal means enthusiasm or passion for something.
Example Question #502 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Authenticity
Institution
Dehydration
Empathy
Trick
Trick
A ruse is a trick, which is defined as an action intended to deceive someone.
Example Question #545 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCHOLARSHIP
Learning
Ark
Catastrophe
Refrain
Work
Learning
Scholarship means academic study, or learning.
Example Question #503 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUSTIFICATION
Policy
Process
Reason
Eviction
Wisdom
Reason
Justification means the grounds or reason for doing something.
Example Question #504 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINY
Brilliance
Examination
Discomfort
Motivation
Crime
Examination
Scrutiny means critical observation or close examination.
Example Question #505 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FACILITY
Obstruction
Spark
Courage
Establishment
Platform
Establishment
Facility means an establishment set up to fulfill a particular function.
Example Question #506 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARSENAL
Weaponry
Chemical
Country
Chisel
Notebook
Weaponry
An arsenal is a collection of weapons, or weaponry.
Example Question #507 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CALUMNY
Bravery
Praise
Chill
Falsehood
Energy
Falsehood
A calumny is a lie or a slander meant to make someone look bad: it is a falsehood.
Example Question #508 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCREPANCY
Cable
Difference
Glitch
Corruption
Chasm
Difference
A discrepancy is a lack of compatibility or difference between two things.
Example Question #509 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEARTH
Absence
Darkness
Death
Dirt
Warmth
Absence
A "dearth" is a lack of something or an absence of something.
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