All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Shop
Wanderer
Finale
Station
Vegetation
Wanderer
A "vagrant" is a person who wanders around idly and has no employment or permanent home, so "wanderer" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "vagrant": "shop" means store; "vegetation" means plants; "station" means a place at which a thing or person stands; and "finale" means end.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Song
Quack
Duplication
Vehicle
Decision
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #21 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Fool
Informant
Villain
Fake
Hero
Fake
"Charlatan" is a noun that means "a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "fraud." Since "fake" is a synonym of "fraud" and none of the answer choices are close in meaning to "fraud," "fake" is the correct answer.
Example Question #22 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Cheat
Balloon
Prayer
Worker
Leader
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #23 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Authority
Madman
Restriction
Clerk
Friend
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
Example Question #24 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSULTANT
Athlete
Herb
Collection
Adviser
Yearning
Adviser
A consultant is someone who provides expert advice, or an adviser.
Example Question #25 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMINEE
Leader
Contender
Character
Artist
Distraction
Contender
A nominee is a person who is nominated as a candidate for something, or a contender.
Example Question #26 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSIDENT
Marauder
Curator
Authority
Vandal
Objector
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #27 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Liquid
Opponent
Judgment
Guide
Freshness
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #27 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALUMNI
Tact
Graduates
Freedom
Counselor
Mystery
Graduates
Alumni are graduates from a school.