All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #356 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
MOBILITY
Apathy
Versatility
Exuberance
Enchantment
Expression
Versatility
"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
wonderful
cryptic
transformative
moral
formidible
cryptic
"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
germ
rope
skyscraper
threat
debate
debate
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
introversion
kindness
sanitation
illumination
distribution
distribution
"Allocation" is the process of distributing something.
Example Question #401 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONTROVERSY
cacophony
complication
parlance
corruption
dissention
dissention
"Controversy" is disagreement or dissention.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONVICTION
punishment
friendship
belief
betrayal
headwear
belief
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
liveliness
puncture
death
heat
flexibility
liveliness
"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
danger
quarrel
meal
popularity
ambiguity
quarrel
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
victory
impossibility
reference
repetition
secret
reference
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.
Beating around the bush
Barking up the wrong tree
Making the most of something
Driving a hard bargain
Add insult to injury
Beating around the bush
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.