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
Shop
Finale
Station
Wanderer
Vegetation
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
Quack
Decision
Vehicle
Duplication
Song
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Fool
Informant
Fake
Hero
Villain
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 #64 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Worker
Cheat
Prayer
Leader
Balloon
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #65 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Madman
Clerk
Authority
Restriction
Friend
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
Example Question #66 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSULTANT
Yearning
Athlete
Collection
Adviser
Herb
Adviser
A consultant is someone who provides expert advice, or an adviser.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMINEE
Leader
Contender
Artist
Character
Distraction
Contender
A nominee is a person who is nominated as a candidate for something, or a contender.
Example Question #68 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSIDENT
Authority
Objector
Curator
Marauder
Vandal
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Freshness
Guide
Opponent
Judgment
Liquid
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALUMNI
Tact
Graduates
Freedom
Counselor
Mystery
Graduates
Alumni are graduates from a school.
Certified Tutor
Certified Tutor
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
