All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #181 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REALM
Ruler
Fortress
Town
Land
City
Land
“Realm” is a noun that can mean “a kingdom” or “a field or domain of activity or interest,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a kingdom” or “a field of activity or interest.” That means that “ruler” cannot be the correct answer, because while a ruler might rule over a kingdom, “ruler” does not mean the same thing as “kingdom.” “Land,” however, when used as a noun, can mean “a country,” and because “land” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “realm,” “land” is the correct answer.
Example Question #182 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURSARY
Rhythm
Patience
Treasury
Marriage
Messenger
Treasury
A "bursary" is a treasury of an institution.
Example Question #183 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Suspension
Reptile
Standard
Instrument
Bruise
Bruise
A "contusion" is a bruise.
Example Question #183 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIGNETTE
Illustration
Dialogue
Vermin
Resolution
Wave
Illustration
A "vignette" is a small illustration or a decorative design.
Example Question #184 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FISSURE
Crack
Accomplishment
Vogue
Sorrow
Grandeur
Crack
A "fissure" is a crack, especially in a rock. The Latin root word, "fissus," means split.
Example Question #226 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFLAGRATION
Pessimism
Audacity
Apparel
Speech
Fire
Fire
A "conflagration" is a large, destructive fire.
Example Question #185 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOVEL
Campaign
Allegory
Performance
Occupation
Shed
Shed
A "hovel" is an open shed or a very small, humble house.
Example Question #188 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAMLET
Stage
Nourishment
Antonym
Village
Goblin
Village
A "hamlet" is a small village.
Example Question #186 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAUSOLEUM
Stubbornness
Spice
Counsel
Division
Tomb
Tomb
A "mausoleum" is a large, magnificent tomb.
Example Question #232 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUGE
Journey
Happiness
Addition
Treasury
Flood
Flood
A "deluge" is a flood, or anything that overwhelms.
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