All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #14 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UTTER
Herald
Say
Perform
Miss
Complain
Say
"Utter" means to make a noise or say something out loud.
Example Question #3031 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BRIEF
Cover
Fabricate
Inform
Sculpt
Shorten
Inform
To "brief" someone means to inform them about something.
Example Question #3032 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGINEER
Record
Contrive
Travel
Proselytise
Partake
Contrive
To "engineer" something means to arrange for it to happen, or to contrive things.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MINUTE
Punctual
Tiny
Worldly
Quiet
Pious
Tiny
One definition of minute is very small.
Example Question #17 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CURB
Sort
Harmonize
Mollify
Restrain
Ostracize
Restrain
To curb something means to restrain it or keep it in check.
Example Question #18 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BRANCH
Coinage
Currency
Division
Banknotes
Bills
Division
The words "branch" or "division" can both refer to a specialized department at an institution. The other words are related to money.
Example Question #21 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WILL
Can
Future
Might
Of
Determination
Determination
"Will" and "determination" are synonyms. In this case, we must distinguish between the word "will" as it would be used in a verb construction and think of the word as a representation of one's willpower or drive.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EFFECT
Impact
Fireworks
Explosion
Spectacle
Flash
Impact
The words "effect" and "impact" are synonyms referring to the result of another event or action. The other words might seem related to the word "affect," which is frequently confused with "effect." Unfortunately, the meanings of the other answer choices are not related to the word "effect."
Example Question #3033 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNFETTERED
Trivial
Customary
Intuitive
Liberated
Nominal
Liberated
The adjective and verb "unfettered" means freed of, not restrained by, released from inhibition or confinement. This is closest in meaning to "liberated" which means set free, free. Additionally, "trivial" and "nominal" are synonyms, both words mean insignificant, not important; "customary" means traditional, according to common custom, conventional and polite; "intuitive" means easily able to be understood using one's natural intellect.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFUSE
Discourse
Garbage
Replica
Forecast
Controversy
Garbage
"Refuse" may be a verb meaning to decline or indicate one is unwilling to do something. "Refuse" may also be a noun meaning matter thrown away or rejected as worthless. The possible answers are nouns, and the "garbage" is the answer that most closely matches the second meaning.
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