SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #411 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

AVOCATION

Possible Answers:

Discipline

Hobby

Fashion

Dread

Validation

Correct answer:

Hobby

Explanation:

An "avocation" is a diversion that one does in addition to one's principal job, usually done for fun. So, "hobby" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "avocation."

Example Question #413 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

CHICANERY

Possible Answers:

Yawn

Combination

Empowerment

Etiquette 

Trickery

Correct answer:

Trickery

Explanation:

"Chicanery" means deception or trickery, so "trickery" is the correct answer.

Example Question #421 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

SOPHISTRY

Possible Answers:

Market

Vision

Silence

Animation

Deception

Correct answer:

Deception

Explanation:

"Sophistry" is defined as reasoning that seems true but is actually false, usually intending to deceive or mislead someone. So, the best answer choice is the word "deception."

Example Question #422 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

ACRIMONY

Possible Answers:

Conversation

Sleep

Revival

Bitterness

Shard

Correct answer:

Bitterness

Explanation:

"Acrimony" means bitterness, so "bitterness" is the correct answer.  

Example Question #463 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

MORTALITY

Possible Answers:

Impermanence

Transgression

Neighborhood

Fantasy

Religion

Correct answer:

Impermanence

Explanation:

"Mortality" is the state of being subject to death, or impermanence.

Example Question #463 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PREMISE

Possible Answers:

Prize

Proposition

Conference

Gathering

Weakness

Correct answer:

Proposition

Explanation:

premise is a statement or proposition from which conclusions are drawn.

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Nouns

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

COMMOTION

Possible Answers:

Disturbance

Verification

Malice

Examination

Creativity

Correct answer:

Disturbance

Explanation:

"Commotion" means disturbance. "Examination" means an inspection or test. "Verification" is the process of determining the truth or validity of something. "Malice" means malevolence. "Creativity" means imaginativeness or inventiveness.

Example Question #422 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

TENET

Possible Answers:

Deluge

Belief

Hunger

Deforestation

Victorious

Correct answer:

Belief

Explanation:

"Tenet" means a belief. "Victorious" means winning or conquering something. "Hunger" means the feeling of needing to eat. "Deluge" means flood. "Deforestation" means the elimnation of trees.

Example Question #423 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

COMPUNCTION

Possible Answers:

Expression

Misery

Sarcasm

Notion

Guilt

Correct answer:

Guilt

Explanation:

"Compunction" means a feeling of guilt. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "compunction": "notion" means idea; "misery" means great unhappiness; "sarcasm" means the use of irony to deride or make fun of someone or something; and "expression" means countenance or visage.

Example Question #424 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

TURPITUDE

Possible Answers:

Traffic

Unification

Empathy

Wickedness

Stipulation

Correct answer:

Wickedness

Explanation:

"Turpitude" means wickedness or depravity. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "turpitude": "unification" means an instance of different things coming together; "empathy" means the ability to understand others' emotions; "stipulation" means a specific part of an agreement; and "traffic" means vehicles traveling along a route.

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