SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Nouns

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #78 :Synonyms

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

TINCTURE

Possible Answers:

Parasite

Metallic

Prong

Small

Medicine

Correct answer:

Medicine

Explanation:

“Tincture” is an old word fora “medicine” that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol.It is related to the words “tinge” and “tint.” So it is asolution of clear alcohol tinted with the color of the “medicine.”Do not confuse it with “tiny,” “tin,” or “ting,” meaningprong.

Example Question #79 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

VISAGE

Possible Answers:

Trajectory

Joy

Face

Management

Unification

Correct answer:

Face

Explanation:

"Visage" meansfaceorfacial expression. The Latin root word "visus" meansappearance.

Example Question #81 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

ENTRAILS

Possible Answers:

Plead

Intestines

Carry

Lag behind

Brains

Correct answer:

Intestines

Explanation:

"Entrails" arethe organs of an animal, particularly the intestines. Other synonyms would be "innards," "viscera," or "guts." "Entrails" are specifically "intestinal," not related to the "brain."

Example Question #82 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

HOSIERY

Possible Answers:

Stockings

Deliberately

Drain

Conduit

Pipe

Correct answer:

Stockings

Explanation:

"Hosiery" is another word forstockings, pantyhose, or, in some cultures, underwear. You might see "hosiery" used to refer to the section of a department store that contains "stockings." "Drain," "pipe," and "conduit" are all trying to trick you into thinking the word is related to a "hose," which it is not.

Example Question #83 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

ABYSS

Possible Answers:

Gulf

A vast chasm

Crag

Pinnacle

Hill

Correct answer:

A vast chasm

Explanation:

"Abyss" means "a vast chasm" ora deep, immeasurable space.

"Hill" meansa small natural elevation of the earth's surface.

"Crag" meansa steep, broken patch of rock.

"Gulf" meansa portion of ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.

"Pinnacle" meansthe highest peak.

Example Question #84 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

GARNISH

Possible Answers:

Idiom

Incentive

Heretic

Food

Decoration

Correct answer:

Decoration

Explanation:

"Garnish" is a noun that means "decoration" oran embellishment of some kind.

None of the other words are synonymous with garnish.

"Incentive" meansmotivation or the thing that encourages you; for example, the incentive to work is getting paid money.

"Idiom" isa specific manner of speaking or a local dialect of a language.

"Heretic" isa person who believes in a different religion than the societally acceptable religion, also called a dissenter or a nonconformist.

"Food "is simplythe substances that we eat that nourish us.

Example Question #85 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

RENDEZVOUS

Possible Answers:

Meeting place

Bistro

Creed

Sommelier

Divergence

Correct answer:

Meeting place

Explanation:

A "rendezvous" isa place where parties agree to meet at a specified time. A "bistro" isa lunchtime coffee and food spot.A "sommelier" isa wine expert.

Example Question #86 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

FAUNA

Possible Answers:

计划ts

Cellular

Reptiles

Gulls

Animals

Correct answer:

Animals

Explanation:

"Fauna" means "animals,"typically all of the animals in an ecosystem.

"Gulls" area type of seabird. Gulls are a type of fauna but gulls is not a synonym for fauna.

"Reptiles" area group of four legged animals such as lizards and turtles.Reptiles are a type of fauna, but reptile is not a synonym for fauna.

"Cellular" meansa form of life composed of single cells, or forms of life contained in membranes.

“植物s" area type of life that gains its energy through photosynthesis; plants are not fauna, but rather flora.

Example Question #87 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

CARCASS

Possible Answers:

Tomb

Cudgel

Awning

Leaflet

Corpse

Correct answer:

Corpse

Explanation:

“尸体”米eans a "corpse"or a dead body.

"Cudgel" means一个大型的、棘手的俱乐部,通常由木材制成的.

"Tomb" meansa burial place or a grave.Typically a tomb is more than a gravestone, such as a memorial or a mausoleum.

"Leaflet" meansa small booklet or a brochure.

"Awning" meansa covering or a canopy, such as the roof that would cover a porch.

Example Question #88 :Synonyms

最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.

CONCRETE

Possible Answers:

Immaterial

Abstract

Ethereal

Material

Conceptual

Correct answer:

Material

Explanation:

"Concrete" and "material" are used to describethings which exist in material reality. The other words are used to describe "abstractions" or things which existconceptually.

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