All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #561 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Range
Twinge
Vanity
Specimen
Habit
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #562 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Giant
Spasm
Departure
Flue
Oath
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #563 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
List of insults
Funny story
Official document
Religious tract
False statement
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #564 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Hostility
Truthfulness
Kinship
Endless
Falsity
Kinship
To have an "affinity" toward something or someone is to feel a sense of kinship or similarity with it, in a positive sense. It is related to the word "affable," meaning friendly or agreeable.
Example Question #565 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Join forces with
Soften
Deceive
Dismay
Temptation
Temptation
An "allure" is a temptation or something that is attrractive or appealing. It is closely related to the word "lure," meaning to tempt or bait something into a trap.
Example Question #566 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
Change
Settlement
Transition
False identity
Fight
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #567 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Transition
Option
Understanding
Foreigner
Local
Option
An "alternative" is a choice or an option. A related word is "alternate," meaning to switch places, to change to a back-up, or to go back and forth between two different choices, as in "We alternated between studying math and studying French."
Example Question #568 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Fiancee
Indecisive
Mood
Duplicate
Emergency
Mood
The "ambiance" of a place is the mood or the atmosphere (in the sense of feeling) of a place. A restaurant might have a pleasant romantic ambiance, while a deserted street late at night might have an eerie ambiance.
Example Question #569 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IOTA
Podium
Descendant
Speck
Writing
Profile
Speck
"Iota" means a very small quantity. The best answer choice is "speck."
Example Question #570 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Support
Omen
Embarrassment
Period
Entrance
Omen
A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.
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