All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #561 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Twinge
Range
Habit
Vanity
Specimen
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #602 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Spasm
Giant
Oath
Flue
Departure
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #561 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
Official document
List of insults
False statement
Religious tract
Funny story
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #562 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Falsity
Kinship
Truthfulness
Endless
Hostility
Kinship
To have an "affinity" toward something or someone is to feel a sense of kinship or similarity with it, in a positive sense. It is related to the word "affable," meaning friendly or agreeable.
Example Question #563 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Join forces with
Temptation
Deceive
Dismay
Soften
Temptation
An "allure" is a temptation or something that is attrractive or appealing. It is closely related to the word "lure," meaning to tempt or bait something into a trap.
Example Question #564 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
Fight
Transition
Settlement
Change
False identity
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #565 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Local
Transition
Foreigner
Option
Understanding
Option
An "alternative" is a choice or an option. A related word is "alternate," meaning to switch places, to change to a back-up, or to go back and forth between two different choices, as in "We alternated between studying math and studying French."
Example Question #566 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Duplicate
Mood
Emergency
Indecisive
Fiancee
Mood
The "ambiance" of a place is the mood or the atmosphere (in the sense of feeling) of a place. A restaurant might have a pleasant romantic ambiance, while a deserted street late at night might have an eerie ambiance.
Example Question #567 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IOTA
Profile
Podium
Descendant
Writing
Speck
Speck
"Iota" means a very small quantity. The best answer choice is "speck."
Example Question #568 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Embarrassment
Period
Entrance
Support
Omen
Omen
A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.
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