SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #356 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.

MOBILITY

Possible Answers:

Apathy

Versatility

Exuberance

Enchantment

Expression

Correct answer:

Versatility

Explanation:

"Mobility" means the ability to move and change, or versatility.

Example Question #401 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

OBSCURE

Possible Answers:

wonderful

cryptic

transformative

moral

formidible

Correct answer:

cryptic

Explanation:

"Obscure" means not clearly expressed or understood, or cryptic.

Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

DISPUTE

Possible Answers:

germ

rope

skyscraper

threat

debate

Correct answer:

debate

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1153 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ALLOCATION

Possible Answers:

introversion

kindness

sanitation

illumination

distribution

Correct answer:

distribution

Explanation:

"Allocation" is the process of distributing something.

Example Question #401 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONTROVERSY

Possible Answers:

cacophony

complication

parlance

corruption

dissention

Correct answer:

dissention

Explanation:

"Controversy" is disagreement or dissention.

Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONVICTION

Possible Answers:

punishment

friendship

belief

betrayal

headwear

Correct answer:

belief

Explanation:

A "conviction" is a belief that someone has.

Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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:

danger

quarrel

meal

popularity

ambiguity

Correct answer:

quarrel

Explanation:

An "altercation" is a noisy argument or quarrel.

Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ALLUSION

Possible Answers:

victory

impossibility

reference

repetition

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:

Beating around the bush

Barking up the wrong tree

Making the most of something

Driving a hard bargain

Add insult to injury

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.

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