All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #61 : Synonyms
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 #62 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Quack
Duplication
Vehicle
Song
Decision
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Hero
Fool
Villain
Informant
Fake
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 #64 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Leader
Worker
Cheat
Prayer
Balloon
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #65 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Clerk
Authority
Restriction
Madman
Friend
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
Example Question #66 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSULTANT
Collection
Athlete
Herb
Yearning
Adviser
Adviser
A consultant is someone who provides expert advice, or an adviser.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMINEE
Contender
Distraction
Character
Artist
Leader
Contender
A nominee is a person who is nominated as a candidate for something, or a contender.
Example Question #68 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSIDENT
Marauder
Curator
Vandal
Objector
Authority
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Liquid
Judgment
Freshness
Guide
Opponent
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #70 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALUMNI
Graduates
Freedom
Mystery
Tact
Counselor
Graduates
Alumni are graduates from a school.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
