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Synonyms — SSAT Upper practice questions

On the SSAT Upper Verbal section, Synonyms questions present a single vocabulary word in capital letters, often followed by a colon, and ask the student to pick the option closest in meaning. Students must know precise definitions of challenging words and tell true synonyms from look-alikes, loosely related ideas, or words that share a root but not a meaning. The exam typically offers several distractors that feel associated with the stem or that play on a secondary sense. Answer choices are usually other single words of similar difficulty, so the task is matching meaning rather than using the word in a sentence.

  • Section: Verbal 60 questions on the paper
  • 905 practice questions in the app

Sample questions

Question 1

ACUMEN:

  1. Aconfusion
  2. Binsight
  3. Cluxury
  4. Dmovement
  5. Eweakness
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Answer: B — insight

Acumen is sharp practical judgment or insight, especially in a specialized area.

Question 2

HIRSUTE:

  1. Abald
  2. Bhairy
  3. Csmooth
  4. Dthin
  5. Eyoung
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Answer: B — hairy

Hirsute means hairy or covered with noticeable hair.

Question 3

SYSTEMATIC:

  1. Adetailed
  2. Bmethodical
  3. Crandom
  4. Defficient
  5. Ecomplex
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Answer: B — methodical

Systematic means methodical or carried out according to an organized plan. Detailed is the strongest near miss because a detailed process may still lack an orderly method, while random is the antonym.

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