All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
NOSTALGIA
remembrance
effort
humidity
illness
friendship
remembrance
"Nostalgia" means a sentimental longing for the past, or remembrance.
Example Question #371 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EDICT
blanket
growth
technology
criticism
proclamation
proclamation
An "edict" is an official order or proclamation.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
TREACHERY
betrayal
danger
passage
fondness
dish
betrayal
Treachery is a betrayal of trust.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PLENITUDE
abundance
mistake
challenge
shortage
memory
abundance
Plenitude means an abundance.
Example Question #373 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Indirect expression
Honest evaluation
Moving eulogy
Trite commentary
Profound rhetoric
Indirect expression
“Circumlocution” refers to an indirect expression using more words than necessary, usually to deliberately avoid expressing something directly or truthfully. The correct answer is therefore “indirect expression.” For clarification, rhetoric describes any public speaking; a eulogy is a speech given at a funeral or following someone’s death; trite means overused or cliché; profound means deep and insightful.
Example Question #371 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
HAVOC
length
devastation
design
transparency
abode
devastation
Havoc means widespread destruction.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ANIMOSITY.
Ill will
Fairly matched
Eager to please
Misunderstanding
Good feeling
Ill will
“Animosity” describes a feeling of hostility, anger or resentment. So of the possible answer choices “ill will” best matches the meaning of the word.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONFRONTATION
success
extinction
trifold
happiness
conflict
conflict
"Confrontation" means an argumentative meeting, or conflict.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
THRESHOLD
turbulence
minimum
grip
candor
discomfort
minimum
"Threshold" means the minimum intensity that must be exceeding for something to happen.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
STINT
rattle
channel
nose
forgiveness
turn
turn
A "stint" is a person's period or turn of work, usually an alotted period of time.
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