All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSURGENT
Mixture
Rebel
Performer
Wave
Agony
Rebel
An "insurgent" is a rebel or a person who forcefully opposes a government, so "rebel" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "insurgent": “agony” means pain; “performer” means player or doer; “wave” means curl, surge or trend; and “mixture” means combination.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMAD
flute
resource
aversion
difficulty
wanderer
wanderer
A "nomad" is someone who doesn't stay long in one place, or a wanderer.
Example Question #811 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLEAGUE
Friend
Coworker
Acquaintance
Student
Contemporary
Coworker
"Coworker" is the best choice, because a colleague is a person with whom one works. While it is possible that one might work with a "friend" or "acquaintance," neither word necessarily implies a person with whom one would work. A person's "contemporary" would just be someone living and working at the same time as that person. "Student" also doesn't work, because, while a teacher may work with a student, their relationship is not based on their being "coworkers."
Example Question #812 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECURSOR
Adversity
Generation
Forerunner
Playfulness
Text
Forerunner
A "precursor" is a person or thing that comes before another of its same kind, or a "forerunner."
Example Question #813 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETINUE
Burial
Norm
Devotion
Entourage
Status
Entourage
"Retinue" and "entourage" are both defined as a body of aides for an important person, so "entourage" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "retinue": "status" means rank; "burial" means the act of putting something in the ground and covering it with earth, "norm" means standard; and "devotion" means dedication.
Example Question #814 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Finale
Station
Wanderer
Shop
Vegetation
Wanderer
A "vagrant" is a person who wanders around idly and has no employment or permanent home, so "wanderer" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "vagrant": "shop" means store; "vegetation" means plants; "station" means a place at which a thing or person stands; and "finale" means end.
Example Question #815 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Song
Quack
Duplication
Vehicle
Decision
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Fool
Villain
Fake
Informant
Hero
Fake
"Charlatan" is a noun that means "a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "fraud." Since "fake" is a synonym of "fraud" and none of the answer choices are close in meaning to "fraud," "fake" is the correct answer.
Example Question #64 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Prayer
Cheat
Worker
Leader
Balloon
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Restriction
Clerk
Madman
Friend
Authority
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.