Synonyms: Nouns - SSAT Upper Level Verbal

An "adjudicator" is a "judge," an arbiter. A "glutton" is someone who overeats, and a "maverick" is a nonconformist. An "educator" is a teacher. A "villain" is an evil person.

A "conduit" is a pipe; an injury is a temporary physical disability; a residence is a home; a hedonist is a person who seeks pleasure; and propensity means a tendency.

A "façade" is the front of a building.

A "deluge" is a flood, or anything that overwhelms.

A "mausoleum" is a large, magnificent tomb.

"Countenance" refers to someone's face or features.

A "mantle"is a covering, sometimes referring to a blanket or shawl.

An "appendage" is a part of an organism that projects out from the body, or a protuberance.

A "bursary" is a treasury of an institution.

A "contusion" is a bruise.

A “scourge” is a plague or tormentor as in “the neighbor’s terrifying dog was the scourge of my childhood.” For clarification, weather can be used to mean to endure as in “he weathered the storm.”

"Aberration" means deviation; Bourgeoisie means middle class; Deluge is a flood; Fortitude means bravery; and Metamorphosis means a transformation.

"Battery" is an assault; a Monologue is a speech; Outlet is where you put an electiric plug; Communication is contacting others; an Electrician fixes things related to electricity.

"Cosmopolitan" means worldly; Copious and Abundant means a lot; Impoverished means poor; and Responsible means in control of.

"Watershed" means a_n important point of division or transition between two phases_.

"Abeyance" is a state of temporary inactivity.

"Bedlam" means a state of confusion and uproar.

A fête is a festive celebration or a holiday. The best answer choice is the word party.

"Pluck" means courage.

"Gestation" means the process of carrying young in the uterus during pregnancy. It also means the mental development of an idea or plan.