All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #586 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Espionage
Annotation
Alacrity
Scarcity
Decibel
Scarcity
"Paucity" means scarcity or small quantity.
Example Question #587 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUDACITY
Insult
Background
Refund
Boldness
Substitution
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 #588 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANDOR
Disintegration
Honesty
Gestation
Recollection
Intensity
Honesty
"Candor" means the quality of being open and honest.
Example Question #589 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNAISSANCE
Espionage
Future
Vendor
Symmetry
Morality
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 #1341 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIQUITY
Hazardous
Opportunity
Evil
Poise
Penmanship
Evil
"Iniquity" means wickedness. The best answer choice is "evil."
Example Question #591 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANON
Subsistence
Law
Witticism
Perception
Synopsis
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 #592 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Government
Effort
Skull
Opposition
Meeting
Meeting
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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