All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Vegetation
Shop
Finale
Wanderer
Station
Wanderer
A "vagrant" is a person who wanders around idly and has no employment or permanent home, so "wanderer" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "vagrant": "shop" means store; "vegetation" means plants; "station" means a place at which a thing or person stands; and "finale" means end.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Duplication
Song
Decision
Vehicle
Quack
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Fake
Fool
Villain
Hero
Informant
Fake
"Charlatan" is a noun that means "a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "fraud." Since "fake" is a synonym of "fraud" and none of the answer choices are close in meaning to "fraud," "fake" is the correct answer.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Prayer
Cheat
Leader
Worker
Balloon
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Madman
Friend
Restriction
Clerk
Authority
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
Example Question #64 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSULTANT
Herb
Collection
Adviser
Yearning
Athlete
Adviser
A consultant is someone who provides expert advice, or an adviser.
Example Question #65 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMINEE
Character
Artist
Leader
Distraction
Contender
Contender
A nominee is a person who is nominated as a candidate for something, or a contender.
Example Question #66 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSIDENT
Curator
Marauder
Objector
Authority
Vandal
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Opponent
Guide
Freshness
Judgment
Liquid
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #68 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALUMNI
Freedom
Counselor
Tact
Mystery
Graduates
Graduates
Alumni are graduates from a school.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
