All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #561 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Habit
Vanity
Specimen
Twinge
Range
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #222 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Giant
Departure
Flue
Oath
Spasm
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #563 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
Official document
Funny story
List of insults
False statement
Religious tract
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #564 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Kinship
Truthfulness
Falsity
Hostility
Endless
Kinship
To have an "affinity" toward something or someone is to feel a sense of kinship or similarity with it, in a positive sense. It is related to the word "affable," meaning friendly or agreeable.
Example Question #565 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Deceive
Temptation
Soften
Dismay
Join forces with
Temptation
An "allure" is a temptation or something that is attrractive or appealing. It is closely related to the word "lure," meaning to tempt or bait something into a trap.
Example Question #566 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
Change
Settlement
Transition
Fight
False identity
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #567 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Transition
Option
Foreigner
Understanding
Local
Option
An "alternative" is a choice or an option. A related word is "alternate," meaning to switch places, to change to a back-up, or to go back and forth between two different choices, as in "We alternated between studying math and studying French."
Example Question #568 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Mood
Duplicate
Emergency
Fiancee
Indecisive
Mood
The "ambiance" of a place is the mood or the atmosphere (in the sense of feeling) of a place. A restaurant might have a pleasant romantic ambiance, while a deserted street late at night might have an eerie ambiance.
Example Question #569 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IOTA
Podium
Profile
Speck
Descendant
Writing
Speck
"Iota" means a very small quantity. The best answer choice is "speck."
Example Question #569 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Support
Entrance
Embarrassment
Omen
Period
Omen
A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.
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