SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #221 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FECUNDITY
Fertility
Aridity
Constituent
Aplomb
Sarcophagus
Fertility
"Fecund" means "fertile" and fruitful. "Aridity" is dryness, and "aplomb" is poise. A "sarcophagus" is an elaborate coffin. A "constituent" is a voting person or a component of something bigger, depending on the context.
Example Question #222 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARANGUE
Vivacity
Amity
Sanctuary
Cicatrix
Rant
Rant
A "harangue" is a "rant" or a tirade. "Vivacity" is liveliness, and "amity" is friendship. "Sanctuary" and "asylum" are synonyms, as are "cicatrix" and "scar."
Example Question #261 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LARCENY
Theft
Zenith
Nadir
Lassitude
Amiability
Theft
"Larceny" is a more formal term for "theft." The "nadir" of something is its low point (literal or figurative), while the "zenith" of something is its high point. "Amiability" is friendliness, and "lassitude" is lethargy.
Example Question #224 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPOCH
Aegis
Strait
Verge
Congestion
Era
Era
The noun "epoch" refers to a period of time, an "era" of history. Additionally, a "strait" is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water; the "verge" is the edge of something; "congestion" is the state of being blocked up; "aegis" is protection, support, 'backing.'
Example Question #221 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROGENY
Itinerant
Missionary
Offspring
Instigator
Sycophant
Offspring
The noun "progeny" means child of, "offspring." Additionally, "sycophant" means flatterer, someone who is excessively fawning and obsequious; a "missionary" is someone on a religious mission to a foreign country with the intention of converting the native population; an "instigator" is someone who starts conflict, the person who caused a fight; an "itinerant" means a person who travels all the time, a nomad, a wanderer.
Example Question #226 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BATTERY
Plight
Disposition
Ruse
Assault
Ovation
Assault
The noun "battery" means assault, the act of violently attacking someone. Additionally, "disposition" means character, personality, behavior; "ovation" means applause; "ruse" means trick, a deception; "plight" means danger, a difficult or challenging situation that is dangerous.
Example Question #227 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RENDITION
Muse
Flora
Courier
Abnegation
Performance
Performance
The noun "rendition" means a performance, something spoken or performed aloud in front of others. Additionally, a "muse" is inspiration for a piece of artwork; a "courier" is a messenger; "flora" is plants; "abnegation" is denial, the act of rejecting something.
Example Question #228 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ITINERARY
Ambulance
Lyric
Vagrancy
Schedule
Vagrancy
Schedule
An "itinerary" is a list of events and times: a "schedule." An "ambulance" is a medical vehicle used for transporting wounded or ill people. "Vagrancy" is a synonym for "itinerancy," which is a similar sounding word. A "lyric" is a line of words from a song or a genre of poem.
Example Question #221 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INVECTIVE
Acumen
Verbal abuse
Heroic conduct
Eminence
Social confusion
Verbal abuse
"Invective" is "verbal abuse," a tirade, or a harangue. It is not "social confusion" or "heroic conduct" or behavior. "Eminence" is prominence, and "acumen" is shrewdness or intelligence.
Example Question #222 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREAMBLE
Alarm
Detection
Assumption
Introduction
Document
Introduction
A "preamble" is a synonym for "introduction," usually in the context of written documents. While a "preamble" appears in many documents, it is not necessarily synonymous with "document." "Detection" is the act of detecting or noticing something, and "presumption" is a near synonym for "assumption."
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