SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #412 : Identifying Synonyms

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

AVOCATION

Possible Answers:

Discipline

Fashion

Validation

Dread

Hobby

Correct answer:

Hobby

Explanation:

An "avocation" is a diversion that one does in addition to one's principal job, usually done for fun. So, "hobby" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "avocation."

Example Question #420 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

CHICANERY

Possible Answers:

Combination

Etiquette 

Trickery

Yawn

Empowerment

Correct answer:

Trickery

Explanation:

"Chicanery" means deception or trickery, so "trickery" is the correct answer.

Example Question #461 : Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

SOPHISTRY

Possible Answers:

Market

Silence

Deception

Vision

Animation

Correct answer:

Deception

Explanation:

"Sophistry" is defined as reasoning that seems true but is actually false, usually intending to deceive or mislead someone. So, the best answer choice is the word "deception."

Example Question #463 : Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.

ACRIMONY

Possible Answers:

Conversation

Shard

Bitterness

Revival

Sleep

Correct answer:

Bitterness

Explanation:

"Acrimony" means bitterness, so "bitterness" is the correct answer.  

Example Question #462 : Synonyms

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

MORTALITY

Possible Answers:

Religion

Fantasy

Transgression

Impermanence

Neighborhood

Correct answer:

Impermanence

Explanation:

"Mortality" is the state of being subject to death, or impermanence.

Example Question #463 : Synonyms

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

PREMISE

Possible Answers:

Gathering

Weakness

Conference

Proposition

Prize

Correct answer:

Proposition

Explanation:

premise is a statement or proposition from which conclusions are drawn.

Example Question #464 : Synonyms

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

COMMOTION

Possible Answers:

Disturbance

Verification

Examination

Malice

Creativity

Correct answer:

Disturbance

Explanation:

"Commotion" means disturbance. "Examination" means an inspection or test. "Verification" is the process of determining the truth or validity of something. "Malice" means malevolence. "Creativity" means imaginativeness or inventiveness.

Example Question #465 : Synonyms

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

TENET

Possible Answers:

Deluge

Victorious

Belief

Hunger

Deforestation

Correct answer:

Belief

Explanation:

"Tenet" means a belief. "Victorious" means winning or conquering something. "Hunger" means the feeling of needing to eat. "Deluge" means flood. "Deforestation" means the elimnation of trees.

Example Question #466 : Synonyms

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

COMPUNCTION

Possible Answers:

Sarcasm

Guilt

Notion

Misery

Expression

Correct answer:

Guilt

Explanation:

"Compunction" means a feeling of guilt. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "compunction": "notion" means idea; "misery" means great unhappiness; "sarcasm" means the use of irony to deride or make fun of someone or something; and "expression" means countenance or visage.

Example Question #467 : Synonyms

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

TURPITUDE

Possible Answers:

Traffic

Empathy

Stipulation

Wickedness

Unification

Correct answer:

Wickedness

Explanation:

"Turpitude" means wickedness or depravity. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "turpitude": "unification" means an instance of different things coming together; "empathy" means the ability to understand others' emotions; "stipulation" means a specific part of an agreement; and "traffic" means vehicles traveling along a route.

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