SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1341 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

PAUCITY

Possible Answers:

Scarcity 

Annotation

Espionage

Decibel

Alacrity

Correct answer:

Scarcity 

Explanation:

"Paucity" means scarcity or small quantity.  

Example Question #1342 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

AUDACITY

Possible Answers:

Background

Insult

Refund

Substitution

Boldness

Correct answer:

Boldness

Explanation:

"Audacity" means boldness or daring, especially without shame or thought of personal safety.

Example Question #588 : Synonyms

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

ONUS

Possible Answers:

Advancement

Hope

Burden

Trickery

Manifesto

Correct answer:

Burden

Explanation:

An "onus" is a burden or responsibility.

Example Question #1343 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CANDOR

Possible Answers:

Honesty

Disintegration

Recollection

Intensity

Gestation

Correct answer:

Honesty

Explanation:

"Candor" means the quality of being open and honest.

Example Question #1344 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

RECONNAISSANCE

Possible Answers:

Future

Vendor

Morality

Symmetry

Espionage

Correct answer:

Espionage

Explanation:

"Reconnaissance" and "espionage" both mean the act of spying.

Example Question #213 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

CLEMENCY

Possible Answers:

Mercy

Objection

Pomp

Census

Souvenir

Correct answer:

Mercy

Explanation:

"Clemency" means mercy.

Example Question #591 : Synonyms

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

INIQUITY

Possible Answers:

Hazardous

Evil

Opportunity

Penmanship

Poise

Correct answer:

Evil

Explanation:

"Iniquity" means wickedness. The best answer choice is "evil."

Example Question #592 : Synonyms

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

CANON

Possible Answers:

Subsistence

Perception

Synopsis

Law

Witticism

Correct answer:

Law

Explanation:

"Canon" means a rule, law, or principle. Don't confuse this with "cannon," which is a large gun.

Example Question #552 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

WILE

Possible Answers:

Wanderer

Delicacy

Generosity

Vacation

Trick

Correct answer:

Trick

Explanation:

A "wile" is a trick or deception.

Example Question #593 : Synonyms

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

TRYST

Possible Answers:

Meeting

Government

Effort

Skull

Opposition 

Correct answer:

Meeting

Explanation:

A "tryst" is an appointment to meet, especially one made secretly by lovers. It is also defined as the meeting itself.

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