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Example Question #1471 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Bigotry
Temerity
Magnanimity
Depravity
Apex
Depravity
"Turpitude" is another word for immorality and "depravity." "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity," and "temerity" is a synonym for "boldness." "Bigotry" means bias or intolerance. An "apex" is a pinnacle or high point.
Example Question #1472 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Jubilation
Inebriation
Censorship
Abstention
Awe
Censorship
"Expurgation" is "censorship," the removal of potentially offensive material from a text or similar item. "Abstention" is a synonym for "sobriety" and an antonym for "inebriation." "Jubilation" means exultation and joy.
Example Question #1473 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Specter
Innocence
Levity
Melee
Complicity
Levity
"Frivolity," or frivolousness, is a synonym for "levity." A "specter" is a phantom or ghost, and a "melee" is a brawl or skirmish. "Innocence" is an antonym of either "guilt" or experience, depending on the context. "Complicity" is another word for guilt.
Example Question #1474 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATION
Amends
Dissent
Lassitude
Iniquity
Duplicity
Amends
To "expiate" a wrongdoing is to make "amends" for it. "Dissent" means disagreement, and "duplicity" means deceit or dishonesty. "Lassitude" means lethargy, a lack of caring and energy. "Iniquity" is a synonym for "evil."
Example Question #1475 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAGON
Quandary
Predicament
Example
Solution
Caution
Example
The noun "paragon" is used to describe the perfect example of something, a model example of some virtuous trait. Additionally, a "quandary" is a predicament, a problem, a difficult or puzzling situation.
Example Question #1476 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Maelstrom
Renegade.
Reverie
Pestilence
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
The noun "tryst" means a secretive meeting between two lovers, an affair, or a "rendezvous." Additionally, a "maelstrom" is a turbulent situation, turmoil; "pestilence" is disease; "reverie" is a daydream, being lost in one's own thoughts; a "renegade" is a mutineer, a rebel, a revolutionary, someone who resists authority.
Example Question #1477 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Aperture
Ditty
Conviction
Hubris
Ploy
Ploy
The noun "ruse" refers to a trick, a "ploy," designed to deceive. Additionally, an "aperture" is an opening; "hubris" is excessive pride, that eventually leads to a downfall; "conviction" is belief and determination; a "ditty" is a light-hearted song.
Example Question #1478 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECIBEL
Temperature
Volume
Fiasco
Culprit
Clarity
Volume
The noun "decibel" refers to a unit of measurement that is used to measure "volume." This is closest in meaning, of course, to "volume" (or how loud something is). Additionally, "clarity" means how clear something is; "culprit" means guilty party, person responsible for a crime; "fiasco" means calamity, disaster, (a situation) that is chaotic and catastrophic.
Example Question #1479 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPICE
Opulence
Decorum
Edge
Aid
Edifice
Edge
The noun "precipice" refers to the "edge" of something after which there is a steep drop. It can also refer to the moment right before something important or profound occurs. Additionally, "aid" means help, assistance; "decorum" means polite behavior; an "edifice" is a building, or one side of a building; "opulence" is extreme wealth and luxury.
Example Question #1480 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUINTESSENCE
Depravity
Proclivity
Mendacity
Turpitude
Exemplar
Exemplar
"Quintessence" is a synonym for epitome or "exemplar." "Proclivity" is a synonym for "inclination," and "depravity" is a synonym for "turpitude." "Mendacity" means dishonesty.
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