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Example Question #1481 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPROBATION
Approval
Notoriety
Aberration
Chicanery
Anomaly
Approval
"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
Obstinacy
Invective
Disgrace
Pandemonium
Luster
Disgrace
"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
Ordure
Defiance
Enmity
Splendor
Acquiescence
Defiance
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
Propriety
Mendacity
Redundancy
Realness
Censure
Realness
"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
Iniquity
Dispute
Resentment
Dissonance
Eloquence
Resentment
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
Truculence
Jargon
Defiance
Misgivings
Apathy
Misgivings
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
Anger
Kernel
Propitiation
Expiation
Appeasement
Anger
"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
Magnanimity
Probity
Alignment
Castaway
Tenacity
Alignment
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
Equivocation
Bargain
Prayerfulness
Hunch
Probity
Hunch
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
Superficiality
Shininess
Depth
Truism
Weight
Depth
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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