All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
NOSTALGIA
illness
remembrance
friendship
effort
humidity
remembrance
"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
proclamation
technology
growth
criticism
blanket
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
fondness
passage
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
challenge
mistake
abundance
shortage
memory
abundance
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
Trite commentary
Moving eulogy
Honest evaluation
Profound rhetoric
Indirect expression
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 #376 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
HAVOC
length
design
devastation
transparency
abode
devastation
Havoc means widespread destruction.
Example Question #381 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ANIMOSITY.
Ill will
Eager to please
Misunderstanding
Good feeling
Fairly matched
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 #3 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONFRONTATION
success
conflict
extinction
happiness
trifold
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
candor
discomfort
grip
minimum
turbulence
minimum
"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
rattle
channel
nose
turn
forgiveness
turn
A "stint" is a person's period or turn of work, usually an alotted period of time.