All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #559 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVARICE
Preamble
Eclipse
Warning
Greed
Morale
Greed
"Avarice" means greed.
Example Question #601 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROXY
Recognition
Humility
Excess
Quandary
Substitute
Substitute
A "proxy" is a person authorized to act as a substitute for another.
Example Question #602 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Vanity
Specimen
Habit
Range
Twinge
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #602 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Flue
Giant
Oath
Spasm
Departure
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #603 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
Funny story
False statement
List of insults
Religious tract
Official document
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #604 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Falsity
Kinship
Truthfulness
Hostility
Endless
Kinship
To have an "affinity" toward something or someone is to feel a sense of kinship or similarity with it, in a positive sense. It is related to the word "affable," meaning friendly or agreeable.
Example Question #605 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Deceive
Soften
Temptation
Dismay
Join forces with
Temptation
An "allure" is a temptation or something that is attrractive or appealing. It is closely related to the word "lure," meaning to tempt or bait something into a trap.
Example Question #606 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
False identity
Transition
Change
Settlement
Fight
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #607 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Understanding
Foreigner
Option
Local
Transition
Option
An "alternative" is a choice or an option. A related word is "alternate," meaning to switch places, to change to a back-up, or to go back and forth between two different choices, as in "We alternated between studying math and studying French."
Example Question #608 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Duplicate
Mood
Fiancee
Emergency
Indecisive
Mood
The "ambiance" of a place is the mood or the atmosphere (in the sense of feeling) of a place. A restaurant might have a pleasant romantic ambiance, while a deserted street late at night might have an eerie ambiance.