SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #781 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESURGANCE
Levity
Espionage
Renewal
Penchant
Frivolity
Renewal
A "resurgence" is a "renewal,": often in popularity, a return, or an increase. "Espionage" is spying, and a "penchant" is an affinity or proclivity for something. "Frivolity" and "levity" are synonyms for lightheartedness, mirth.
Example Question #782 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINY
Wrath
Marauding
Examination
Apogee
Apex
Examination
"Scrutiny" is close examination, inspection. "Apex" and "apogee" are synonyms for high point. "Marauding" is the act of raiding, looting, or pillaging. "Wrath" is a synonym for "spleen," not "scrutiny."
Example Question #783 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAZARD
Danger
Precaution
Judgment
Ordinance
Theme
Danger
A "hazard" is a danger or a risk.
The downed tree across the road posed a hazard to drivers.
So "danger" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #784 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITY
Efficacy
Confection
Provenance
Effrontery
Omnipresence
Omnipresence
"Ubiquity" is another word for "omnipresence." A "confection" is a dessert or a sweet. "Efficacy" is effectiveness, while "effrontery" is boldness or impudence. An object's "provenance" is a record of its origins.
Example Question #785 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUGNACITY
Plasticity
Alacrity
Truculence
Abnegation
Piety
Truculence
"Pugnacity" is "truculence," aggression, willingness to fight. "Abnegation" can mean self-denial and abstemiousness or renunciation of beliefs, depending on the context. "Alacrity" is a synonym for "eagerness," and "plasticity" is a synonym for "malleability." "Piety" is the quality of being devout in one's religious practices.
Example Question #1541 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPOCH
Reticence
Era
Heroic poem
Equanimity
Propinquity
Era
An "epoch" is an "era," a long and discrete period of time. Although "epoch" and "epic" are pronounced similarly, the latter describes a long, eventful poem or similar work of literature. "Propinquity" means proximity, and "equanimity" means coolness, composure. "Reticence" is shyness.
Example Question #1542 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIPATHY
Turpitude
Hatred
Hospitality
Plethora
Lassitude
Hatred
"Antipathy" is a synonym for "hatred," loathing, and hostility. "Hospitality" is friendliness or neighborliness and is therefore an antonym for "antipathy." "Lassitude" means lethargy, and "turpitude" means moral corruption. A "plethora" of something is an abundance or surfeit.
Example Question #1543 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROTOCOL
Heist
Etiquette
Governance
Vessel
Complacency
Etiquette
"Protocol" is a noun meaning a procedure or set of rules. Similarly, "etiquette" is a noun meaning the customary code of behavior among a group of people, and therefore an appropriate synonym for "protocol."
Example Question #1544 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUSTERITY
Nescience
Provenance
Nascence
Ignorance
Severity
Severity
"Austerity" means harshness, stringency, and "severity." The "provenance" of an object (e.g. a work of art) is its officially documented origins, and "nascence" is the state of coming into being or having just begun. "Nescience" and "ignorance" are synonyms.
Example Question #1545 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIBBLE
Criticism
Melancholy
Elaborate plan
Hoax
Plumed pen
Criticism
A "quibble" is a minor fight, objection, or "criticism." A "quill" is a plumed pen. An "elaborate plan" could be a scheme, and a "hoax" is a prank or a trick. "Melancholy" is the state of sadness or wistfulness.
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