SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Nouns for Abstract Concepts

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

NOSTALGIA

Possible Answers:

friendship

effort

humidity

illness

remembrance

Correct answer:

remembrance

Explanation:

"Nostalgia" means a sentimental longing for the past, or remembrance.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

EDICT

Possible Answers:

proclamation

blanket

criticism

growth

technology

Correct answer:

proclamation

Explanation:

An "edict" is an official order or proclamation.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters

TREACHERY

Possible Answers:

betrayal

danger

fondness

dish

passage

Correct answer:

betrayal

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

challenge

mistake

abundance

shortage

memory

Correct answer:

abundance

Explanation:

Plenitude means an abundance.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters

CIRCUMLOCUTION 

Possible Answers:

Profound rhetoric

Indirect expression

Trite commentary

Honest evaluation

Moving eulogy

Correct answer:

Indirect expression

Explanation:

“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 #4 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

HAVOC

Possible Answers:

devastation

length

abode

transparency

design

Correct answer:

devastation

Explanation:

Havoc means widespread destruction.

Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters

ANIMOSITY. 

Possible Answers:

Eager to please 

Misunderstanding

Good feeling

Ill will

Fairly matched

Correct answer:

Ill will

Explanation:

“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

Possible Answers:

happiness

conflict

extinction

trifold

success

Correct answer:

conflict

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

candor

discomfort

grip

minimum

turbulence

Correct answer:

minimum

Explanation:

"Threshold" means the minimum intensity that must be exceeding for something to happen.

Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

STINT

Possible Answers:

rattle

channel

nose

turn

forgiveness

Correct answer:

turn

Explanation:

A "stint" is a person's period or turn of work, usually an alotted period of time.

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