All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Roots
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Subterfuge
Onset
Evasion
Underground
Information
Grain
Evasion
"Subterfuge" means a stratagem used to evade a consequence or conceal something. The best answer choice is "evasion." The Latin root word, "subter," means secretly, and the Latin root word, "fugere," means to flee.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Perfect
Volatile
Captivating
Friendly
Regimented
Friendly
Benevolent means kind, friendly, or charitable. The root word "bene" means good or well.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Violent
Urgent
Harmless
Flexible
Kindly
Kindly
Someone who is benevolent is kindly, helpful, or friendly. The root word is "bene," Latin for "good."
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Incoherence
Evasion
Wandering
Spin
Journey
Evasion
Circumlocution is the act of talking around the point instead of getting directly to it; it's speaking evasively or indirectly. The roots are "circum", Latin for "around", and "locut-" Latin for "speaking;" "circumlocution" is "around-speaking."
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Hidden
Machine-like
Urgent
Deluded
Convincing
Convincing
Something that is cogent is logical, sensible, and intelligent. It comes from the Latin root "cog-" meaning "think/know", as in "cognition" (the act of thinking or knowing) and "incognito" (unknown, or under cover).
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Thoughtful
Obese
Rotting
Friendly
Unified
Obese
Someone who is corpulent is very fat, or obese. This comes from the Latin root "corp-", meaning body, as in "corpse" and "incorporate."
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREDULITY
Fidelity
Cruelty
Misery
Gullibility
Hilarity
Gullibility
Credulity is the condition of being eager to believe something, so the synonym is gullibility. The Latin root here is "cred-", which means to believe, as in "credit" (being willing to trust or believe someone or something), and "incredible" (unbelievable).
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIMINUTIVE
Stupid
Insulting
Funny
Degrading
Tiny
Tiny
"Diminutive" means small, so the synonym you want is "tiny." This comes from the Latin root "minute," meaning a small thing, as in "minute" (small measure of time) and "mini-" (a prefix meaning anything small in size) or "minus" (to make smaller by subtracting).
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Carnage
Loyalty
Transfer
Cusp
Identification
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #2243 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
New
Free
Malevolent
Scholarly
Central
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
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