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Example Question #1471 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Magnanimity
Depravity
Bigotry
Apex
Temerity
Depravity
"Turpitude" is another word for immorality and "depravity." "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity," and "temerity" is a synonym for "boldness." "Bigotry" means bias or intolerance. An "apex" is a pinnacle or high point.
Example Question #1472 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Jubilation
Inebriation
Abstention
Censorship
Awe
Censorship
"Expurgation" is "censorship," the removal of potentially offensive material from a text or similar item. "Abstention" is a synonym for "sobriety" and an antonym for "inebriation." "Jubilation" means exultation and joy.
Example Question #1473 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Complicity
Innocence
Melee
Levity
Specter
Levity
"Frivolity," or frivolousness, is a synonym for "levity." A "specter" is a phantom or ghost, and a "melee" is a brawl or skirmish. "Innocence" is an antonym of either "guilt" or experience, depending on the context. "Complicity" is another word for guilt.
Example Question #1474 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATION
Duplicity
Amends
Dissent
Lassitude
Iniquity
Amends
To "expiate" a wrongdoing is to make "amends" for it. "Dissent" means disagreement, and "duplicity" means deceit or dishonesty. "Lassitude" means lethargy, a lack of caring and energy. "Iniquity" is a synonym for "evil."
Example Question #1475 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAGON
Example
Solution
Predicament
Quandary
Caution
Example
The noun "paragon" is used to describe the perfect example of something, a model example of some virtuous trait. Additionally, a "quandary" is a predicament, a problem, a difficult or puzzling situation.
Example Question #1476 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Rendezvous
Reverie
Pestilence
Renegade.
Maelstrom
Rendezvous
The noun "tryst" means a secretive meeting between two lovers, an affair, or a "rendezvous." Additionally, a "maelstrom" is a turbulent situation, turmoil; "pestilence" is disease; "reverie" is a daydream, being lost in one's own thoughts; a "renegade" is a mutineer, a rebel, a revolutionary, someone who resists authority.
Example Question #1477 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Ploy
Ditty
Hubris
Aperture
Conviction
Ploy
The noun "ruse" refers to a trick, a "ploy," designed to deceive. Additionally, an "aperture" is an opening; "hubris" is excessive pride, that eventually leads to a downfall; "conviction" is belief and determination; a "ditty" is a light-hearted song.
Example Question #1478 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECIBEL
Volume
Culprit
Temperature
Fiasco
Clarity
Volume
The noun "decibel" refers to a unit of measurement that is used to measure "volume." This is closest in meaning, of course, to "volume" (or how loud something is). Additionally, "clarity" means how clear something is; "culprit" means guilty party, person responsible for a crime; "fiasco" means calamity, disaster, (a situation) that is chaotic and catastrophic.
Example Question #1479 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPICE
Aid
Decorum
Edifice
Edge
Opulence
Edge
The noun "precipice" refers to the "edge" of something after which there is a steep drop. It can also refer to the moment right before something important or profound occurs. Additionally, "aid" means help, assistance; "decorum" means polite behavior; an "edifice" is a building, or one side of a building; "opulence" is extreme wealth and luxury.
Example Question #1480 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUINTESSENCE
Exemplar
Proclivity
Turpitude
Mendacity
Depravity
Exemplar
"Quintessence" is a synonym for epitome or "exemplar." "Proclivity" is a synonym for "inclination," and "depravity" is a synonym for "turpitude." "Mendacity" means dishonesty.
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