SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #361 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

DISPUTE

Possible Answers:

debate

rope

skyscraper

germ

threat

Correct answer:

debate

Explanation:

A "dispute" is a disagreement, argument, or debate.

Example Question #362 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ALLOCATION

Possible Answers:

kindness

introversion

distribution

illumination

sanitation

Correct answer:

distribution

Explanation:

"Allocation" is the process of distributing something.

Example Question #363 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONTROVERSY

Possible Answers:

corruption

parlance

complication

dissention

cacophony

Correct answer:

dissention

Explanation:

"Controversy" is disagreement or dissention.

Example Question #1161 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONVICTION

Possible Answers:

punishment

betrayal

headwear

friendship

belief

Correct answer:

belief

Explanation:

A "conviction" is a belief that someone has.

Example Question #1162 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

VITALITY

Possible Answers:

liveliness

puncture

death

heat

flexibility

Correct answer:

liveliness

Explanation:

"Vitality" means the state of being strong and active, or liveliness.

Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ALTERCATION

Possible Answers:

popularity

ambiguity

quarrel

meal

danger

Correct answer:

quarrel

Explanation:

An "altercation" is a noisy argument or quarrel.

Example Question #1164 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ALLUSION

Possible Answers:

victory

repetition

reference

impossibility

secret

Correct answer:

reference

Explanation:

An "allusion" is an indirect or passing reference.

Example Question #361 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CIRCUMLOCUTION.

Possible Answers:

Driving a hard bargain

Beating around the bush

Add insult to injury

Barking up the wrong tree

Making the most of something

Correct answer:

Beating around the bush

Explanation:

The answer choices for this question are unique, in that all five of them are common English idioms. An idiom is a common word or phrase with a well understood cultural meaning, you will have probably heard them used countless times throughout your life. “Circumlocution” means talking around something, expressing an idea indirectly this is most similar in meaning to the idiom “beating around the bush” which means talking around the intended subject.

Example Question #362 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

TURBULENCE.

Possible Answers:

Good fortune

Happiness

Blandish 

Disorder 

Miscreant

Correct answer:

Disorder 

Explanation:

“Turbulence” refers to disorder and unrest. For clarification, "blandish" means to get someone to do what you want using flattery; a "miscreant" is a troublemaker.

Example Question #363 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

LASSITUDE.

Possible Answers:

Wonderment

Energy 

Mediocrity 

Global 

Lethargy 

Correct answer:

Lethargy 

Explanation:

“Lassitude” describes a state of weariness and apathy and is therefore most similar in meaning to “lethargy,” which means to feel tired and lacking in energy. For clarification, "mediocrity" refers to a condition of being average in a negative way.

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