SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Nouns

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

THICKET

Possible Answers:

Cities

Bushes

Vagabonds

Vehicles

Lessons

Correct answer:

Bushes

Explanation:

The noun "thicket" means a thick concentration of bushes or, less often, trees. Additionally, a "vagabond" is a person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or job.

Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Nouns

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

STATUTE

Possible Answers:

Law

Offer

Genre

Treatise

Art

Correct answer:

Law

Explanation:

The noun "statute" refers to a written law in society. Additionally, "genre" means category; a "treatise" is a written exploration of an idea.

Example Question #83 : Synonyms: Nouns

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FISSURE

Possible Answers:

Lodging

Crack

Wrench

Jut

Joint

Correct answer:

Crack

Explanation:

The noun "fissure" means crack, split, crevice, a long and narrow opening in the ground or some other large object. Additionally, a "wrench" is a tool used to tighten and loosen bolts; a "lodging" is a place where someone lives or where someone stays temporarily (like a hotel); a "joint" is something that joins two things together; to "jut" is to stick out from something (for example a ledge or a jagged piece of rock might "jut out").

Example Question #84 : Synonyms: Nouns

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BASTION

Possible Answers:

Stronghold

Brook

Portcullis

Prison

Carcass

Correct answer:

Stronghold

Explanation:

"Bastion" means a "stronghold," a fortress or a secure place.

"Carcass" means a corpse, a dead body.

"Prison" is a place where criminals are confined, a jail.

"Brook" is a stream or a small river.

"Portcullis" is a gate or a wall that is movable, and which is typically found at the entrance to a fortress.

Example Question #891 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MANUSCRIPT

Possible Answers:

Rift

Truce

Document

Assent

Fodder

Correct answer:

Document

Explanation:

The noun "manuscript" refers to a document, a hand-written piece of text. Additionally, a "rift" is a break, a rupture; a "truce" is a pause in fighting, a peace agreement that is only temporary; "fodder" means raw material to be sacrificed because it is mostly worthless; "assent" is agreement.

Example Question #88 : Synonyms: Nouns

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BULWARK

Possible Answers:

Strategy

Tactic

Weapon

Ally

Wall

Correct answer:

Wall

Explanation:

The correct answer is "wall."

"Bulwark" is a noun referring to a defensive wall.

Example Question #89 : Synonyms: Nouns

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FISSURE

Possible Answers:

Cleft

Plateau 

Foundation

Depth

Highway

Correct answer:

Cleft

Explanation:

"Fissure" means a cleft, or a crevice, a deep crack in something.

"Plateau" means a section of land that is flat, tableland, highland.

"Highway" means a heavily travelled road, freeway, or interstate.

"Depth" means the distance down or across something.

"Foundation" means the base, the bedrock, the support.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ATROCITY

Possible Answers:

barbed

metropolis

something horrific

flagrant

blessing

Correct answer:

something horrific

Explanation:

An atrocity is something horrific.

Example Question #102 : Synonyms

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

FLATTERY

Possible Answers:

deflating

brushing away

compliments

convictions

accusations

Correct answer:

compliments

Explanation:

Flattery means to compliment someone.

Example Question #103 : Synonyms

A synonym of "trek" is . . .

Possible Answers:

effervescence

map

flood

anomaly

expedition

Correct answer:

expedition

Explanation:

"Trek" is a word meaning "a long arduous journey, especially one made on foot," so we need to pick out another word that means something like "journey." Since "expedition" means "a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war," "expedition" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "trek," so "expedition" is the correct answer.

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