All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #501 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ZEAL
Savagery
Innocence
Recuperation
Passion
Imposition
Passion
Zeal means enthusiasm or passion for something.
Example Question #502 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Authenticity
Trick
Empathy
Institution
Dehydration
Trick
A ruse is a trick, which is defined as an action intended to deceive someone.
Example Question #503 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCHOLARSHIP
Work
Catastrophe
Learning
Ark
Refrain
Learning
Scholarship means academic study, or learning.
Example Question #504 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUSTIFICATION
Reason
Wisdom
Process
Eviction
Policy
Reason
Justification means the grounds or reason for doing something.
Example Question #505 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINY
Motivation
Examination
Crime
Brilliance
Discomfort
Examination
Scrutiny means critical observation or close examination.
Example Question #506 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FACILITY
Establishment
Platform
Obstruction
Courage
Spark
Establishment
Facility means an establishment set up to fulfill a particular function.
Example Question #507 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARSENAL
Notebook
Chemical
Country
Weaponry
Chisel
Weaponry
An arsenal is a collection of weapons, or weaponry.
Example Question #508 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CALUMNY
Praise
Bravery
Chill
Energy
Falsehood
Falsehood
A calumny is a lie or a slander meant to make someone look bad: it is a falsehood.
Example Question #509 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCREPANCY
Chasm
Corruption
Cable
Glitch
Difference
Difference
A discrepancy is a lack of compatibility or difference between two things.
Example Question #510 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEARTH
Death
Dirt
Absence
Darkness
Warmth
Absence
A "dearth" is a lack of something or an absence of something.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
