SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #981 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

VIGNETTE

Possible Answers:

Wave

Dialogue

Resolution

Vermin

Illustration

Correct answer:

Illustration

Explanation:

A "vignette" is a small illustration or a decorative design.

Example Question #982 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FISSURE

Possible Answers:

Crack

Grandeur

Vogue

Sorrow

Accomplishment

Correct answer:

Crack

Explanation:

A "fissure" is a crack, especially in a rock. The Latin root word, "fissus," means split.

Example Question #983 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONFLAGRATION

Possible Answers:

Apparel

Pessimism

Audacity

Fire

Speech

Correct answer:

Fire

Explanation:

A "conflagration" is a large, destructive fire.

Example Question #984 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HOVEL

Possible Answers:

Performance

Campaign

Occupation

Allegory

Shed

Correct answer:

Shed

Explanation:

A "hovel" is an open shed or a very small, humble house.

Example Question #985 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HAMLET

Possible Answers:

Village

Nourishment

Goblin

Stage

Antonym

Correct answer:

Village

Explanation:

A "hamlet" is a small village.

Example Question #986 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MAUSOLEUM

Possible Answers:

Counsel

Tomb

Spice

Division

Stubbornness

Correct answer:

Tomb

Explanation:

A "mausoleum" is a large, magnificent tomb.

Example Question #987 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DELUGE

Possible Answers:

Journey

Happiness

Addition

Flood

Treasury

Correct answer:

Flood

Explanation:

A "deluge" is a flood, or anything that overwhelms.

Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Nouns

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONDUIT

Possible Answers:

Propensity

Hedonist

Residence

Injury

Pipe

Correct answer:

Pipe

Explanation:

A "conduit" is a pipe; an injury is a temporary physical disability; a residence is a home; a hedonist is a person who seeks pleasure; and propensity means a tendency.

Example Question #234 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

KLAXON

Possible Answers:

Crisis

Alarm

Shout

Crash

Concern

Correct answer:

Alarm

Explanation:

A "klaxon" is a loud electric horn typically used as a warning signal. So, the best answer choice is "alarm," which means a noise that is used to warn of danger. Considering the other answer choices, "shout" means yell, "crash" means collide or impact, "concern" means worry, and "crisis" means catastrophe or emergency.

Example Question #235 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

REGALIA

Possible Answers:

Royalty

Regions

Decorations

Clothes

Fancy

Correct answer:

Decorations

Explanation:

The best answer is "decorations". The word "regalia" usually refers to royal possesions which are very decorative. They can include ceremonial clothes, designs, or emblems. "Clothes" simply refers to garments or apparel. The defining characteristic of regalia is that is is very decorative, and the word clothes does not imply this meaning. The word "regions" is unrelated, and the remaining words, "fancy" and "royalty," are words one might use when talking about "regalia," but are not "regalia" themselves. 

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