All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1411 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTENTION
Intolerance
Inebriation
Elegance
Sophistication
Sobriety
Sobriety
"Abstention" and "sobriety" are synonyms. They are the opposite of "inebriation," which means intoxication or drunkenness. "Intolerance" means narrow-mindedness, and "elegance" means stylishness, grace, or sophistication.
Example Question #1412 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIVACITY
Audacity
Abstention
Temerity
Liveliness
Fury
Liveliness
"Vivacity" and "liveliness" both describe an animated, energetic quality. "Fury" means wrath or anger. "Abstention" means sobriety, and "temerity" means both audacity and boldness.
Example Question #1413 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENDATION
Caution
Acclaim
Amity
Insults
Candor
Acclaim
"Commendation" means acclaim and praise. It is an antonym of "insult." Caution means taking care to avoid danger or errors. "Candor" means sincerity, and "amity" means friendship.
Example Question #1414 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIVALENCE
Equivocation
Vivacity
Aberration
Duplicity
Mediocrity
Equivocation
"Ambivalence" and "equivocation" both describe the state of having contradictory feelings and thoughts. "Vivacity" means liveliness, and an "aberration" means an anomaly or deviation from the norm. Something "mediocre" is of moderate, but not exceptional, worth. "Duplicity" and "dishonesty" are synonyms.
Example Question #660 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUMEN
Dishonesty
Bashfulness
Inquisitiveness
Shrewdness
Lasciviousness
Shrewdness
"Acumen" means shrewdness or astuteness. "Lasciviousness" means lustfulness. "Bashfulness" means shyness. "Inquisitiveness" and "curiousness" are synonyms. "Dishonesty" is another word for "duplicity."
Example Question #1415 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMITY
Hilarity
Spleen
Temerity
Audacity
Friendship
Friendship
"Amity" means friendship, pleasant relationships. "Spleen" means wrath, fury. "Hilarity" means amusement and laughter. "Temerity" and "audacity" both mean boldness.
Example Question #1416 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REDUNDANCY
Repetition
Bigotry
Wit
Mendacity
Amity
Repetition
"Redundancy" means unnecessary repetition. "Mendacity" means dishonesty. "Bigotry" is intolerance, and "amity" is friendship. "Wit" means intelligent and clever humor.
Example Question #1417 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HEGEMONY
Supremacy
Municipality
Duplicity
Hilarity
Polity
Supremacy
"Hegemony" and "supremacy" are synonyms that mean dominance and authority. "Hilarity" means amusement, merriment, and mirth. A "municipality" is another word for a city or a town. "Duplicity" means deceptiveness and dishonesty.
Example Question #1418 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHAUVANISM
Allegiance
Jingoism
Impatience
Philanthropy
Confidence
Jingoism
"Chauvinism" means jingoism or excessive patriotism. "Confidence" means self-assuredness. "Allegiance" means loyalty. "Philanthropy" means charity. "Impatience" and "patience" are antonyms.
Example Question #1419 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAGNANIMITY
Vivacity
Generosity
Anomaly
Infamy
Alacrity
Generosity
"Magnanimity" and "generosity" are synonyms. "Infamy" and "notoriety" are synonyms. An "anomaly" is an abnormality. "Alacrity" and "vivacity" both mean liveliness.
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