SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #881 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ORDURE
Domicile
Larceny
Quirk
Lechery
Sewage
Sewage
"Ordure" is filth or "sewage." "Larceny" is another term for theft, and "lechery" is another term for lust. A "domicile" is an abode or a home. A "quirk" is an idiosyncrasy or eccentric trait.
Example Question #882 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARIDITY
Timber
Invective
Harangue
Dryness
Fertility
Dryness
"Aridity" is a synonym for extreme "dryness." A "harangue" is a rant or a diatribe. "Timber" is lumber, wood for building. "Invective" is a tirade or verbal abuse. Another word for "fertility" is fecundity.
Example Question #883 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDOR
Horror
Passion
Navigation
Melancholy
Skill
Passion
"Ardor" is "passion" or fervor. Another word for "skill" is adroitness, and another word for "melancholy" is sorrow. "Navigation" is the process of following or mapping a route. "Horror" is a synonym for "terror."
Example Question #884 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACOLYTE
Helper
Mediator
Mentor
Assistant
Superior
Assistant
An "acolyte" is an assistant (particularly for a religious occasion). Additionally, a "mentor" is someone with experience who helps guide someone else who has less experience; a "mediator" is someone who acts as a peacemaker between two disputing parties.
Example Question #885 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOVEREIGN
Professor
Charlatan
Quack
Surgeon
Monarch
Monarch
The noun "sovereign" means person who rules, person who has power in a particular government. This is closest in meaning to "monarch" which means king or queen. Additionally, "quack" and "charlatan" are synonyms - both words mean person who claims to know what they are doing but is in fact a phony.
Example Question #886 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPRESARIO
Mountebank
Producer
Surrogate
Magician
Physician
Producer
An "impresario" is a person who produced or managed theatrical performances. This is not the same thing as a "magician" or a mountebank (trickster). A "physician" is a doctor, and a "surrogate" is a stand-in, a substitute.
Example Question #887 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMANUESIS
Philanderer
Assistant
Fugitive
Gourmand
Ignoramus
Assistant
An "amanuensis" is an "assistant," specifically one for musical or artistic endeavors. A "fugitive" is an outlaw, while a "philanderer" is an adulterer or lothario. A "gourmand" is a glutton, someone who eats too much. An "ignoramus" is another word for an ignorant person or a dunce.
Example Question #888 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOTHECARY
Mercenary
Bumpkin
Pharmacist
Charlatan
Outlaw
Pharmacist
An "apothecary" is an old-fashioned "pharmacist" or herbalist. A "charlatan" is a trickster or a hack, and a "bumpkin" is a crude, rustic person. A "mercenary" is a soldier-for-hire, a brigand. An "outlaw" is someone on the run from the law, a fugitive.
Example Question #889 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDICANT
Nomad
Debtor
Pugilist
Beggar
Hustler
Beggar
The noun "mendicant" means beggar, person who lives on the street and begs for money. Additionally, a "pugilist" is a fighter, a boxer; a "nomad" is someone who wanders from place to place, without a permanent home; a "debtor" is someone who owes money; a "hustler" is someone who tricks people out of money.
Example Question #890 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Quack
Curate
Pariah
Wraith
Cleric
Quack
A "charlatan" is a "quack," a swindler. A "pariah" is an outcast, and a "cleric" is a religious leader. Similarly, a "curate" is a clergyman. A "wraith" is a ghost, a phantom.
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