SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1481 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

APPROBATION

Possible Answers:

Anomaly

Chicanery

Notoriety

Approval

Aberration

Correct answer:

Approval

Explanation:

"Approbation" and "approval" are synonyms. "Chicanery" is trickery, and "notoriety" is infamy. An "aberration" is an anomaly.

Example Question #1482 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OPPROBRIUM

Possible Answers:

Invective

Obstinacy

Pandemonium

Luster

Disgrace

Correct answer:

Disgrace

Explanation:

"Opprobrium" is either "disgrace" and shame or criticism and abuse, depending on the situation. "Luster" is a synonym for "gloss." "Pandemonium" is a synonym for "chaos." "Invective" is verbal abuse, and "obstinacy" is stubbornness.

Example Question #1483 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TRUCULENCE

Possible Answers:

Defiance

Enmity

Ordure

Acquiescence

Splendor

Correct answer:

Defiance

Explanation:

To be "truculent" is to defy someone else's orders or wishes. This is an antonym for "acquiescence," which involves giving in to someone else's wishes. "Enmity" is the antonym of "friendship," while "splendor" is the noun form of "splendid." "Ordure" is sewage or filth.

Example Question #1484 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

VERISMILITUDE

Possible Answers:

Propriety

Censure

Mendacity

Realness

Redundancy

Correct answer:

Realness

Explanation:

"Verisimilitude" describes "realness," or, more accurately, the appearance or replication of realness. "Propriety" is a synonym for "decorum." "Mendacity" is dishonesty. "Censure" is a synonym for "criticism" or condemnation. "Redundancy" is a synonym for "repetitiveness."

Example Question #1485 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DUDGEON

Possible Answers:

Dissonance

Resentment

Eloquence

Dispute

Iniquity

Correct answer:

Resentment

Explanation:

To be in high "dudgeon" is to be indignant or resentful about something. "Eloquence" is the quality of fluent, articulate speech. "Iniquity" is evil, and a "dispute" is a disagreement. "Dissonance" is tension, particularly between inharmonious sounds.

Example Question #1486 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

QUALMS

Possible Answers:

Misgivings

Apathy

Defiance

Jargon

Truculence

Correct answer:

Misgivings

Explanation:

To have "qualms" about something are to have "misgivings" about them. "Truculence" and "defiance" are synonyms. "Apathy" is the state of not caring about things, and "jargon" is the specific language or vocabulary of a group of specialists.

Example Question #1487 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CHOLER

Possible Answers:

Expiation

Appeasement

Propitiation

Kernel

Anger

Correct answer:

Anger

Explanation:

"Choler" is an antiquated word for "anger," wrath, or irritation. "Propitiation" is a synonym for "appeasement," and "expiation" is a synonym for "amends." A "kernel" is a seed (literal) or heart of something (figurative).

Example Question #1488 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AFFILIATION

Possible Answers:

Castaway

Probity

Tenacity

Alignment

Magnanimity

Correct answer:

Alignment

Explanation:

To be "affiliated" with something is to be connected to, attached to, or aligned with it in some way. A "castaway" is an outcast or pariah. "Tenacity" is persistence, and "probity" is integrity. "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity."

Example Question #1489 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INTUITION

Possible Answers:

Bargain

Probity

Hunch

Prayerfulness

Equivocation

Correct answer:

Hunch

Explanation:

To have a "hunch" is to have an intuitive or instinctive feeling about something. "Probity" is moral uprightness, while "prayerfulness" is the state of being worshipful. A "bargain" is a discount or a good deal. "Equivocation" is another word for ambivalence.

Example Question #691 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FATHOM

Possible Answers:

Superficiality

Shininess

Weight

Truism

Depth

Correct answer:

Depth

Explanation:

A "fathom" is a unit used to measure the depth of water. "Depth" itself is an antonym for superficiality, or shallowness. A "truism" is a platitude or empty saying. Another word for "shininess" is gloss or luster.

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