All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #61 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Wanderer
Finale
Station
Vegetation
Shop
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 #62 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Vehicle
Duplication
Song
Quack
Decision
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Fake
Informant
Villain
Hero
Fool
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 #22 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Cheat
Worker
Leader
Prayer
Balloon
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Authority
Madman
Clerk
Restriction
Friend
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSULTANT
Adviser
Collection
Yearning
Athlete
Herb
Adviser
A consultant is someone who provides expert advice, or an adviser.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMINEE
Character
Leader
Artist
Distraction
Contender
Contender
A nominee is a person who is nominated as a candidate for something, or a contender.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSIDENT
Marauder
Authority
Vandal
Objector
Curator
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #821 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Opponent
Freshness
Judgment
Liquid
Guide
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
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.
Certified Tutor
Certified Tutor