All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #13 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UTTER
Herald
Miss
Say
Complain
Perform
Say
"Utter" means to make a noise or say something out loud.
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.
BRIEF
Fabricate
Cover
Sculpt
Inform
Shorten
Inform
To "brief" someone means to inform them about something.
Example Question #15 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGINEER
Travel
Record
Proselytise
Partake
Contrive
Contrive
To "engineer" something means to arrange for it to happen, or to contrive things.
Example Question #16 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MINUTE
Pious
Punctual
Tiny
Quiet
Worldly
Tiny
One definition of minute is very small.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CURB
Sort
Mollify
Restrain
Harmonize
Ostracize
Restrain
To curb something means to restrain it or keep it in check.
Example Question #9 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BRANCH
Division
Banknotes
Coinage
Bills
Currency
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 #10 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WILL
Of
Might
Can
Future
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 #3036 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EFFECT
Fireworks
Flash
Explosion
Impact
Spectacle
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 #21 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNFETTERED
Nominal
Liberated
Trivial
Intuitive
Customary
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 #3038 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFUSE
Replica
Garbage
Discourse
Controversy
Forecast
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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