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 #1481 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

APPROBATION

Possible Answers:

Approval

Notoriety

Aberration

Chicanery

Anomaly

Correct answer:

Approval

Explanation:

"Approbation" and "approval" are synonyms. "Chicanery" is trickery, and "notoriety" is infamy. An "aberration" is an anomaly.

Example Question #1482 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

OPPROBRIUM

Possible Answers:

Obstinacy

Invective

Disgrace

Pandemonium

Luster

Correct answer:

Disgrace

Explanation:

"Opprobrium" is either "disgrace" and shame or criticism and abuse, depending on the situation. "Luster" is a synonym for "gloss." "Pandemonium" is a synonym for "chaos." "Invective" is verbal abuse, and "obstinacy" is stubbornness.

Example Question #1483 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

TRUCULENCE

Possible Answers:

Ordure

Defiance

Enmity

Splendor

Acquiescence

Correct answer:

Defiance

Explanation:

To be "truculent" is to defy someone else's orders or wishes. This is an antonym for "acquiescence," which involves giving in to someone else's wishes. "Enmity" is the antonym of "friendship," while "splendor" is the noun form of "splendid." "Ordure" is sewage or filth.

Example Question #1484 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

VERISMILITUDE

Possible Answers:

Propriety

Mendacity

Redundancy

Realness

Censure

Correct answer:

Realness

Explanation:

"Verisimilitude" describes "realness," or, more accurately, the appearance or replication of realness. "Propriety" is a synonym for "decorum." "Mendacity" is dishonesty. "Censure" is a synonym for "criticism" or condemnation. "Redundancy" is a synonym for "repetitiveness."

Example Question #1485 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

DUDGEON

Possible Answers:

Iniquity

Dispute

Resentment

Dissonance

Eloquence

Correct answer:

Resentment

Explanation:

To be in high "dudgeon" is to be indignant or resentful about something. "Eloquence" is the quality of fluent, articulate speech. "Iniquity" is evil, and a "dispute" is a disagreement. "Dissonance" is tension, particularly between inharmonious sounds.

Example Question #1486 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

QUALMS

Possible Answers:

Truculence

Jargon

Defiance

Misgivings

Apathy

Correct answer:

Misgivings

Explanation:

To have "qualms" about something are to have "misgivings" about them. "Truculence" and "defiance" are synonyms. "Apathy" is the state of not caring about things, and "jargon" is the specific language or vocabulary of a group of specialists.

Example Question #1487 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CHOLER

Possible Answers:

Anger

Kernel

Propitiation

Expiation

Appeasement

Correct answer:

Anger

Explanation:

"Choler" is an antiquated word for "anger," wrath, or irritation. "Propitiation" is a synonym for "appeasement," and "expiation" is a synonym for "amends." A "kernel" is a seed (literal) or heart of something (figurative).

Example Question #1488 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

AFFILIATION

Possible Answers:

Magnanimity

Probity

Alignment

Castaway

Tenacity

Correct answer:

Alignment

Explanation:

To be "affiliated" with something is to be connected to, attached to, or aligned with it in some way. A "castaway" is an outcast or pariah. "Tenacity" is persistence, and "probity" is integrity. "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity."

Example Question #1489 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

INTUITION

Possible Answers:

Equivocation

Bargain

Prayerfulness

Hunch

Probity

Correct answer:

Hunch

Explanation:

To have a "hunch" is to have an intuitive or instinctive feeling about something. "Probity" is moral uprightness, while "prayerfulness" is the state of being worshipful. A "bargain" is a discount or a good deal. "Equivocation" is another word for ambivalence.

Example Question #1490 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FATHOM

Possible Answers:

Superficiality

Shininess

Depth

Truism

Weight

Correct answer:

Depth

Explanation:

A "fathom" is a unit used to measure the depth of water. "Depth" itself is an antonym for superficiality, or shallowness. A "truism" is a platitude or empty saying. Another word for "shininess" is gloss or luster.

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