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
Wanderer
Station
Finale
Vegetation
Shop
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
Song
Vehicle
Decision
Duplication
Quack
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
Villain
Informant
Fool
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 #64 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Cheat
Balloon
Prayer
Leader
Worker
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
Authority
Friend
Restriction
Madman
Clerk
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
Yearning
Herb
Collection
Adviser
Athlete
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
Leader
Character
Artist
Distraction
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
Vandal
Marauder
Objector
Authority
Curator
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Liquid
Freshness
Opponent
Guide
Judgment
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALUMNI
Mystery
Counselor
Tact
Freedom
Graduates
Graduates
Alumni are graduates from a school.
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