SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Questions
Example Question #84 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ORDURE
Quirk
Larceny
Domicile
Sewage
Lechery
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 #81 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARIDITY
Invective
Fertility
Dryness
Timber
Harangue
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 #82 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDOR
Skill
Navigation
Horror
Melancholy
Passion
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 #87 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACOLYTE
Mentor
Mediator
Superior
Helper
Assistant
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 #83 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOVEREIGN
Monarch
Charlatan
Quack
Professor
Surgeon
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 #881 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPRESARIO
Surrogate
Magician
Physician
Mountebank
Producer
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 #882 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMANUESIS
Fugitive
Ignoramus
Assistant
Philanderer
Gourmand
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 #91 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOTHECARY
Charlatan
Outlaw
Bumpkin
Pharmacist
Mercenary
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 #91 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDICANT
Pugilist
Hustler
Debtor
Nomad
Beggar
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 #91 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Quack
Curate
Cleric
Pariah
Wraith
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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