All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #461 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AVOCATION
Discipline
Hobby
Dread
Fashion
Validation
Hobby
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 #420 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
CHICANERY
Combination
Etiquette
Trickery
Yawn
Empowerment
Trickery
"Chicanery" means deception or trickery, so "trickery" is the correct answer.
Example Question #462 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
SOPHISTRY
Deception
Market
Animation
Vision
Silence
Deception
"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 #463 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
ACRIMONY
Conversation
Shard
Bitterness
Revival
Sleep
Bitterness
"Acrimony" means bitterness, so "bitterness" is the correct answer.
Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MORTALITY
Transgression
Impermanence
Neighborhood
Fantasy
Religion
Impermanence
"Mortality" is the state of being subject to death, or impermanence.
Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PREMISE
Gathering
Proposition
Prize
Weakness
Conference
Proposition
A premise is a statement or proposition from which conclusions are drawn.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMMOTION
Creativity
Examination
Malice
Verification
Disturbance
Disturbance
"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 #93 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TENET
Deforestation
Deluge
Belief
Victorious
Hunger
Belief
"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 #94 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMPUNCTION
Expression
Sarcasm
Guilt
Notion
Misery
Guilt
"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 #95 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Traffic
Unification
Empathy
Stipulation
Wickedness
Wickedness
"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.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
