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Example Question #1341 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Scarcity
Alacrity
Decibel
Annotation
Espionage
Scarcity
"Paucity" means scarcity or small quantity.
Example Question #1342 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUDACITY
Boldness
Refund
Background
Substitution
Insult
Boldness
"Audacity" means boldness or daring, especially without shame or thought of personal safety.
Example Question #588 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONUS
Advancement
Hope
Burden
Trickery
Manifesto
Burden
An "onus" is a burden or responsibility.
Example Question #1343 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANDOR
Recollection
Disintegration
Gestation
Intensity
Honesty
Honesty
"Candor" means the quality of being open and honest.
Example Question #1344 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNAISSANCE
Espionage
Symmetry
Morality
Vendor
Future
Espionage
"Reconnaissance" and "espionage" both mean the act of spying.
Example Question #213 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLEMENCY
Mercy
Objection
Pomp
Census
Souvenir
Mercy
"Clemency" means mercy.
Example Question #1345 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIQUITY
Evil
Opportunity
Poise
Hazardous
Penmanship
Evil
"Iniquity" means wickedness. The best answer choice is "evil."
Example Question #1346 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANON
Law
Perception
Witticism
Subsistence
Synopsis
Law
"Canon" means a rule, law, or principle. Don't confuse this with "cannon," which is a large gun.
Example Question #552 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WILE
Wanderer
Delicacy
Generosity
Vacation
Trick
Trick
A "wile" is a trick or deception.
Example Question #1347 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Government
Meeting
Opposition
Effort
Skull
Meeting
A "tryst" is an appointment to meet, especially one made secretly by lovers. It is also defined as the meeting itself.
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