All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #581 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BEHOLDEN
Bored
Atomic
Free
Indebted
Miserable
Indebted
“Beholden” is an adjective that means “owing thanks for help or a service,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “owing thanks for something.” That means that “free” cannot be the correct answer, because “free” can mean “not subject to obligations,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “beholden.” “Indebted,” however, is an adjective that means either “owing money” or “owing gratitude for a service or favor,” and because “indebted” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “beholden,” “indebted” is the correct answer.
Example Question #582 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANECDOTE
Misdemeanor
Story
Canopy
Eulogy
Disturbance
Story
An "anecdote" is a short story, typically drawn from personal experience.
Example Question #583 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCOURSE
Conversation
Nook
Empowerment
Introduction
Musk
Conversation
"Discourse" means conversation or group of conversations.
Example Question #584 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLUSION
Stain
Reference
Banter
Apathy
Forgiveness
Reference
An "allusion" is a casual reference to something.
Example Question #585 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFRONT
Chant
Sanity
Insult
Arrangement
Rigor
Insult
An "affront" is an insult. The origin of this word is the Latin phrase "ad frontem," which means "at the forehead."
Example Question #586 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Espionage
Scarcity
Decibel
Alacrity
Annotation
Scarcity
"Paucity" means scarcity or small quantity.
Example Question #587 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUDACITY
Substitution
Background
Refund
Boldness
Insult
Boldness
"Audacity" means boldness or daring, especially without shame or thought of personal safety.
Example Question #588 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONUS
Advancement
Manifesto
Burden
Hope
Trickery
Burden
An "onus" is a burden or responsibility.
Example Question #589 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANDOR
Recollection
Gestation
Disintegration
Honesty
Intensity
Honesty
"Candor" means the quality of being open and honest.
Example Question #590 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNAISSANCE
Future
Symmetry
Vendor
Espionage
Morality
Espionage
"Reconnaissance" and "espionage" both mean the act of spying.
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