All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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
Scarcity
Annotation
Espionage
Decibel
Alacrity
Scarcity
"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
Background
Insult
Refund
Substitution
Boldness
Boldness
"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
Advancement
Hope
Burden
Trickery
Manifesto
Burden
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
Honesty
Disintegration
Recollection
Intensity
Gestation
Honesty
"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
Future
Vendor
Morality
Symmetry
Espionage
Espionage
"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
Mercy
Objection
Pomp
Census
Souvenir
Mercy
"Clemency" means mercy.
Example Question #591 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIQUITY
Hazardous
Evil
Opportunity
Penmanship
Poise
Evil
"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
Subsistence
Perception
Synopsis
Law
Witticism
Law
"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
Wanderer
Delicacy
Generosity
Vacation
Trick
Trick
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
Meeting
Government
Effort
Skull
Opposition
Meeting
A "tryst" is an appointment to meet, especially one made secretly by lovers. It is also defined as the meeting itself.