All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Roots
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Subterfuge
Underground
Evasion
Grain
Onset
Information
Evasion
"Subterfuge" means a stratagem used to evade a consequence or conceal something. The best answer choice is "evasion." The Latin root word, "subter," means secretly, and the Latin root word, "fugere," means to flee.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Perfect
Volatile
Friendly
Captivating
Regimented
Friendly
Benevolent means kind, friendly, or charitable. The root word "bene" means good or well.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Harmless
Violent
Kindly
Flexible
Urgent
Kindly
Someone who is benevolent is kindly, helpful, or friendly. The root word is "bene," Latin for "good."
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Spin
Journey
Incoherence
Wandering
Evasion
Evasion
Circumlocution is the act of talking around the point instead of getting directly to it; it's speaking evasively or indirectly. The roots are "circum", Latin for "around", and "locut-" Latin for "speaking;" "circumlocution" is "around-speaking."
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Urgent
Hidden
Deluded
Convincing
Machine-like
Convincing
Something that is cogent is logical, sensible, and intelligent. It comes from the Latin root "cog-" meaning "think/know", as in "cognition" (the act of thinking or knowing) and "incognito" (unknown, or under cover).
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Obese
Unified
Thoughtful
Friendly
Rotting
Obese
Someone who is corpulent is very fat, or obese. This comes from the Latin root "corp-", meaning body, as in "corpse" and "incorporate."
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREDULITY
Misery
Cruelty
Hilarity
Gullibility
Fidelity
Gullibility
Credulity is the condition of being eager to believe something, so the synonym is gullibility. The Latin root here is "cred-", which means to believe, as in "credit" (being willing to trust or believe someone or something), and "incredible" (unbelievable).
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIMINUTIVE
Funny
Tiny
Degrading
Stupid
Insulting
Tiny
"Diminutive" means small, so the synonym you want is "tiny." This comes from the Latin root "minute," meaning a small thing, as in "minute" (small measure of time) and "mini-" (a prefix meaning anything small in size) or "minus" (to make smaller by subtracting).
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Carnage
Cusp
Loyalty
Transfer
Identification
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
New
Malevolent
Free
Scholarly
Central
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
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