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Example Question #351 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUINTESSENCE
Mendacity
Proclivity
Turpitude
Depravity
Exemplar
Exemplar
"Quintessence" is a synonym for epitome or "exemplar." "Proclivity" is a synonym for "inclination," and "depravity" is a synonym for "turpitude." "Mendacity" means dishonesty.
Example Question #1481 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPROBATION
Notoriety
Aberration
Approval
Anomaly
Chicanery
Approval
"Approbation" and "approval" are synonyms. "Chicanery" is trickery, and "notoriety" is infamy. An "aberration" is an anomaly.
Example Question #1482 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPPROBRIUM
Luster
Disgrace
Pandemonium
Obstinacy
Invective
Disgrace
"Opprobrium" is either "disgrace" and shame or criticism and abuse, depending on the situation. "Luster" is a synonym for "gloss." "Pandemonium" is a synonym for "chaos." "Invective" is verbal abuse, and "obstinacy" is stubbornness.
Example Question #1483 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUCULENCE
Splendor
Defiance
Enmity
Ordure
Acquiescence
Defiance
To be "truculent" is to defy someone else's orders or wishes. This is an antonym for "acquiescence," which involves giving in to someone else's wishes. "Enmity" is the antonym of "friendship," while "splendor" is the noun form of "splendid." "Ordure" is sewage or filth.
Example Question #1484 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERISMILITUDE
Mendacity
Propriety
Redundancy
Censure
Realness
Realness
"Verisimilitude" describes "realness," or, more accurately, the appearance or replication of realness. "Propriety" is a synonym for "decorum." "Mendacity" is dishonesty. "Censure" is a synonym for "criticism" or condemnation. "Redundancy" is a synonym for "repetitiveness."
Example Question #1485 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DUDGEON
Dispute
Resentment
Dissonance
Eloquence
Iniquity
Resentment
To be in high "dudgeon" is to be indignant or resentful about something. "Eloquence" is the quality of fluent, articulate speech. "Iniquity" is evil, and a "dispute" is a disagreement. "Dissonance" is tension, particularly between inharmonious sounds.
Example Question #1486 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUALMS
Defiance
Truculence
Misgivings
Jargon
Apathy
Misgivings
To have "qualms" about something are to have "misgivings" about them. "Truculence" and "defiance" are synonyms. "Apathy" is the state of not caring about things, and "jargon" is the specific language or vocabulary of a group of specialists.
Example Question #1487 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHOLER
Expiation
Anger
Appeasement
Kernel
Propitiation
Anger
"Choler" is an antiquated word for "anger," wrath, or irritation. "Propitiation" is a synonym for "appeasement," and "expiation" is a synonym for "amends." A "kernel" is a seed (literal) or heart of something (figurative).
Example Question #1488 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFILIATION
Probity
Castaway
Magnanimity
Alignment
Tenacity
Alignment
To be "affiliated" with something is to be connected to, attached to, or aligned with it in some way. A "castaway" is an outcast or pariah. "Tenacity" is persistence, and "probity" is integrity. "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity."
Example Question #1489 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTUITION
Bargain
Equivocation
Prayerfulness
Hunch
Probity
Hunch
To have a "hunch" is to have an intuitive or instinctive feeling about something. "Probity" is moral uprightness, while "prayerfulness" is the state of being worshipful. A "bargain" is a discount or a good deal. "Equivocation" is another word for ambivalence.
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