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Example Question #1061 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VESTMENT
Leniency
Caprice
Garment
Larceny
Isle
Garment
"Vestment" is a synonym for "garment." An "isle" is an island, and a "caprice" is a whim or a passing fancy. "Larceny" is another word for "theft." "Leniency" is the act of being lenient, merciful, or tolerant.
Example Question #1062 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOLLY
Gratitude
Epidemic
Foolishness
Armory
Hue
Foolishness
"Folly" is lack of wisdom or outright foolishness. An "epidemic" is a widespread and dangerous disease. "Gratitude" is gratefulness or thankfulness. "Hue" is another word for color or tint.
Example Question #1063 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCEPTER
Rope
Skeptic
Miter
Truncheon
Staff
Staff
A "scepter" is an ornate staff, particularly one carried by rulers in a ceremonial fashion. A "miter" is a tall headdress typically worn by bishops. Another word for "rope" is "cord," and another word for "truncheon" is club or baton. A "skeptic" is someone who doubts.
Example Question #1064 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PANDEMIC
Peace
Machinery
Epidemic
Fashion
Ardor
Epidemic
A "pandemic" is an "epidemic" of enormous proportions. "Peace" is an antonym for "war," and "ardor" is a synonym for "passion." "Machinery" refers to the working components of a machine. "Fashion" is style, particular as is pertains to clothing.
Example Question #1065 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INUNDATION
Worship
Flood
Coppice
Brotherhood
Warfare
Flood
An "inundation" is a "flood," deluge. Another word for "brotherhood" is fraternity, and another word for a "coppice" is a thicket or grove of small trees. "Worship" is the act of prayer and religious devotion. "Warfare" is the opposite of peace.
Example Question #1066 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIRMAMENT
Gloaming
Garment
Sky
Ocean
Bloodshed
Sky
"Firmament" is a fancy word (often used by poets) for the sky. "Gloaming" is a similarly poetic word for twilight. An "ocean" is a large body of water separating continents, and a "garment" is an item of clothing. "Bloodshed" is a synonym for "violence."
Example Question #1067 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLOAMING
Aridity
Skullduggery
Elevation
Humor
Dusk
Dusk
"Gloaming" is a literary word for "dusk" or twilight. "Skullduggery" is treachery. "Elevation" can refer to a hill or a lifting. "Aridity" means dryness, and "humor" means funniness or amusement.
Example Question #1068 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COPPICE
Lantern
Thicket
Deity
Corpse
Cloud
Thicket
A "coppice" is another word for a "thicket," grove, or copse. Be careful not to confuse this with a "corpse," or dead body. A "lantern" is an old-fashioned source of light, and a "deity" is a god or worshipped being.
Example Question #1069 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DINGHY
Locomotive
Boat
Foolishness
Legislation
Deceit
Boat
A "dinghy" is a "small boat". A "locomotive" is a synonym for a "train," and "legislation" is law-making. "Deceit" is the same thing as deceptiveness. Another word for "foolishness" is stupidity or idiocy.
Example Question #1070 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROGENY
Ancestors
Legerdemain
Preamble
Mischief
Offspring
Offspring
"Progeny" refers to "offspring" or children. This is the opposite of "ancestors," who are predecessors. A "preamble" is an introduction, and "mischief" is misbehavior or naughtiness. "Legerdemain" is trickery or chicanery.
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