All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #501 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ZEAL
Imposition
Passion
Savagery
Innocence
Recuperation
Passion
Zeal means enthusiasm or passion for something.
Example Question #502 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Empathy
Authenticity
Dehydration
Institution
Trick
Trick
A ruse is a trick, which is defined as an action intended to deceive someone.
Example Question #503 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCHOLARSHIP
Ark
Refrain
Work
Catastrophe
Learning
Learning
Scholarship means academic study, or learning.
Example Question #504 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUSTIFICATION
Reason
Eviction
Policy
Process
Wisdom
Reason
Justification means the grounds or reason for doing something.
Example Question #505 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINY
Discomfort
Brilliance
Crime
Motivation
Examination
Examination
Scrutiny means critical observation or close examination.
Example Question #506 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FACILITY
Platform
Obstruction
Establishment
Spark
Courage
Establishment
Facility means an establishment set up to fulfill a particular function.
Example Question #507 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARSENAL
Notebook
Chemical
Weaponry
Country
Chisel
Weaponry
An arsenal is a collection of weapons, or weaponry.
Example Question #508 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CALUMNY
Bravery
Falsehood
Praise
Chill
Energy
Falsehood
A calumny is a lie or a slander meant to make someone look bad: it is a falsehood.
Example Question #509 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCREPANCY
Chasm
Difference
Cable
Glitch
Corruption
Difference
A discrepancy is a lack of compatibility or difference between two things.
Example Question #510 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEARTH
Warmth
Absence
Darkness
Death
Dirt
Absence
A "dearth" is a lack of something or an absence of something.
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