All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #976 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUREAU
Tact
Calligraphy
Agency
Tape
Table
Agency
A bureau is an office or agency.
Example Question #221 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCRE
Greed
Notoriety
Loot
Fame
Power
Loot
“Lucre” is a noun that means “money, especially when gained in a dishonorable manner,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “money.” “Loot” is a word that when used as a noun can mean “property taken from an enemy in war,” “stolen money or valuables,” or informally, “money; wealth.” Because “loot” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “lucre,” “loot” is the correct answer.
Example Question #222 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REALM
Ruler
Fortress
City
Town
Land
Land
“Realm” is a noun that can mean “a kingdom” or “a field or domain of activity or interest,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a kingdom” or “a field of activity or interest.” That means that “ruler” cannot be the correct answer, because while a ruler might rule over a kingdom, “ruler” does not mean the same thing as “kingdom.” “Land,” however, when used as a noun, can mean “a country,” and because “land” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “realm,” “land” is the correct answer.
Example Question #223 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURSARY
Rhythm
Messenger
Marriage
Treasury
Patience
Treasury
A "bursary" is a treasury of an institution.
Example Question #980 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Suspension
Instrument
Reptile
Bruise
Standard
Bruise
A "contusion" is a bruise.
Example Question #224 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIGNETTE
Illustration
Resolution
Vermin
Wave
Dialogue
Illustration
A "vignette" is a small illustration or a decorative design.
Example Question #225 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FISSURE
Grandeur
Crack
Sorrow
Vogue
Accomplishment
Crack
A "fissure" is a crack, especially in a rock. The Latin root word, "fissus," means split.
Example Question #226 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFLAGRATION
Speech
Apparel
Audacity
Pessimism
Fire
Fire
A "conflagration" is a large, destructive fire.
Example Question #227 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOVEL
Shed
Performance
Campaign
Allegory
Occupation
Shed
A "hovel" is an open shed or a very small, humble house.
Example Question #187 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAMLET
Nourishment
Stage
Village
Antonym
Goblin
Village
A "hamlet" is a small village.
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