SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal
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Example Question #861 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEBRIS
Station
Location
Transportation
Discovery
Rubble
Rubble
"Debris" means rubble. "Transportation" refers to a method of moving something or someone from one physical location to another. "Station" means a stop that a vehicle makes and the building associated with it. "Location" means a place. "Discovery" is something found.
Example Question #862 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DOMICILE
encased
spherical
home
insane
asylum
home
A "domicile" is a home or a residence.
Example Question #863 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TERRACE
Driveway
Porch
Highway
Sidewalk
Garden
Porch
"Terrace" means porch or patio, so "porch" is the correct answer. "Sidewalk" means a walking path for pedestrians located alongside a road. "Highway" means a major roadway for cars. "Driveway" is the flat surface in front of or near a house in which cars may be parked. "Garden" is a small area of land that is used for growing plants.
Example Question #864 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Choose the word or phrase that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
APERTURE
Opening
Derisory
Closure
Laudable
Eminence
Opening
The prefix aper- means open, so the word “aperture” means opening. To provide further help, “eminence” means reputation or distinction; “laudable” means deserving of praise; “derisory” means mocking.
Example Question #865 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TINCTURE
Metallic
Prong
Small
Medicine
Parasite
Medicine
“Tincture” is an old word for a “medicine” that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol. It is related to the words “tinge” and “tint.” So it is a solution of clear alcohol tinted with the color of the “medicine.” Do not confuse it with “tiny,” “tin,” or “ting,” meaning prong.
Example Question #866 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VISAGE
Face
Management
Trajectory
Unification
Joy
Face
"Visage" means face or facial expression. The Latin root word "visus" means appearance.
Example Question #867 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTRAILS
Lag behind
Intestines
Brains
Plead
Carry
Intestines
"Entrails" are the organs of an animal, particularly the intestines. Other synonyms would be "innards," "viscera," or "guts." "Entrails" are specifically "intestinal," not related to the "brain."
Example Question #868 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOSIERY
Conduit
Stockings
Deliberately
Pipe
Drain
Stockings
"Hosiery" is another word for stockings, pantyhose, or, in some cultures, underwear. You might see "hosiery" used to refer to the section of a department store that contains "stockings." "Drain," "pipe," and "conduit" are all trying to trick you into thinking the word is related to a "hose," which it is not.
Example Question #869 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABYSS
A vast chasm
Gulf
Crag
Pinnacle
Hill
A vast chasm
"Abyss" means "a vast chasm" or a deep, immeasurable space.
"Hill" means a small natural elevation of the earth's surface.
"Crag" means a steep, broken patch of rock.
"Gulf" means a portion of ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
"Pinnacle" means the highest peak.
Example Question #870 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GARNISH
Idiom
Decoration
Food
Heretic
Incentive
Decoration
"Garnish" is a noun that means "decoration" or an embellishment of some kind.
None of the other words are synonymous with garnish.
"Incentive" means motivation or the thing that encourages you; for example, the incentive to work is getting paid money.
"Idiom" is a specific manner of speaking or a local dialect of a language.
"Heretic" is a person who believes in a different religion than the societally acceptable religion, also called a dissenter or a nonconformist.
"Food "is simply the substances that we eat that nourish us.
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