SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #741 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAZARD
Danger
Ordinance
Judgment
Theme
Precaution
Danger
A "hazard" is a danger or a risk.
The downed tree across the road posed a hazard to drivers.
So "danger" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #742 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITY
Confection
Provenance
Effrontery
Efficacy
Omnipresence
Omnipresence
"Ubiquity" is another word for "omnipresence." A "confection" is a dessert or a sweet. "Efficacy" is effectiveness, while "effrontery" is boldness or impudence. An object's "provenance" is a record of its origins.
Example Question #1531 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUGNACITY
Plasticity
Truculence
Abnegation
Alacrity
Piety
Truculence
"Pugnacity" is "truculence," aggression, willingness to fight. "Abnegation" can mean self-denial and abstemiousness or renunciation of beliefs, depending on the context. "Alacrity" is a synonym for "eagerness," and "plasticity" is a synonym for "malleability." "Piety" is the quality of being devout in one's religious practices.
Example Question #1541 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPOCH
Equanimity
Propinquity
Era
Reticence
Heroic poem
Era
An "epoch" is an "era," a long and discrete period of time. Although "epoch" and "epic" are pronounced similarly, the latter describes a long, eventful poem or similar work of literature. "Propinquity" means proximity, and "equanimity" means coolness, composure. "Reticence" is shyness.
Example Question #1542 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIPATHY
Lassitude
Hospitality
Plethora
Hatred
Turpitude
Hatred
"Antipathy" is a synonym for "hatred," loathing, and hostility. "Hospitality" is friendliness or neighborliness and is therefore an antonym for "antipathy." "Lassitude" means lethargy, and "turpitude" means moral corruption. A "plethora" of something is an abundance or surfeit.
Example Question #1543 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROTOCOL
Etiquette
Governance
Complacency
Heist
Vessel
Etiquette
"Protocol" is a noun meaning a procedure or set of rules. Similarly, "etiquette" is a noun meaning the customary code of behavior among a group of people, and therefore an appropriate synonym for "protocol."
Example Question #1544 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUSTERITY
Nascence
Nescience
Provenance
Severity
Ignorance
Severity
"Austerity" means harshness, stringency, and "severity." The "provenance" of an object (e.g. a work of art) is its officially documented origins, and "nascence" is the state of coming into being or having just begun. "Nescience" and "ignorance" are synonyms.
Example Question #1545 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIBBLE
Elaborate plan
Melancholy
Plumed pen
Criticism
Hoax
Criticism
A "quibble" is a minor fight, objection, or "criticism." A "quill" is a plumed pen. An "elaborate plan" could be a scheme, and a "hoax" is a prank or a trick. "Melancholy" is the state of sadness or wistfulness.
Example Question #1546 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HEX
Iniquity
Hullabaloo
Curse
Brevity
Disparity
Curse
"Hexes" are curses (of the evil spell variety, not the swear word kind). Don't confuse this with "iniquity," which denotes the more general concept of evil. A "hullabaloo" is a ruckus, and a "disparity" is a discrepancy. "Brevity" is a synonym for "briefness."
Example Question #1547 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEMBLANCE
Appearance
Currency
Paucity
Euphoria
Antipathy
Appearance
To have the "semblance" of something is to have the surface appearance (but usually not the true essence) of that thing. "Currency" can mean prevalence or legal tender, depending on the context. "Antipathy" is a synonym for "strong hatred," while "paucity" is a synonym for "scarcity." "Euphoria" is the state of ecstasy.
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