SSAT Verbal Section Sample Test 3

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Synonyms

Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters. 

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[question text="IMPOSITION: " answers="courteous#adamant#impolite#handy#*burden "]

[question text="PREY: " answers="servitude#exile#*quarry#meal#predator "]

[question text="SYMPOSIUM: " answers="monologue#*discussion#synopsis#recital#squalid "]

[question text="GALE: " answers="mercurial#to lengthen#gentle breeze#without decoration#*strong wind "]

[question text="INFATUATION: " answers="dull#*obsession#fading#innocent#irregular "]

[question text="SURROGATE: " answers="*substitute#donate#surround#original#rift "]

[question text="STARK: " answers="genesis#honest#pride#*bare#examine "]

[question text="LUSH: " answers="lofty#posterity#*fertile#attractive #barren "]

[question text="CLEAR: " answers="explicit#bewilder#essay#*concise#orator "]

[question text="DISSECT: " answers="assemble#seize#*dismember#groping#physician "]

[question text="CANCEL: " answers="indictment#*annul#unclear#enactcalculate "]

[question text="REITERATE: " answers="jest#singular#*repeat#articulate#oration "]

[question text="DIGRESS: " answers="kinetic#healthy#gloomy#wise#*stray "]

[question text="STABLE: " answers="stubborn#*unwavering#analytical#brash#shaky "]

[question text="ENVELOP: " answers="*cover fully#give up#crowded#very old#penitent "]

[question text="SINGULAR: " answers="sustain#bleak#damp#*remarkable#punish "]

[question text="BEWILDER: " answers="abdicate#banish#jail#obstinate#*puzzle "]

[question text="WAN: " answers="*pale#abounding#parched#lean#warlike "]

[question text="FIDGET: " answers="understand#*move restlessly#forgive#wake up#speak "]

[question text="DESTITUTE: " answers="wholesale#*impoverished#unequaled#stimulating#aware "]

[question text="CLAIRVOYANT: " answers="*psychic#baby#answer#bottom#capital "]

[question text="BENEVOLENCE: " answers="agreement#*kindness#gerunds#miserliness#person "]

[question text="MISCELLANEOUS: " answers="*assorted#naive#macho#exotic#youthful "]

[question text="TARDY: " answers="invincible#vacuous#curly#*delayed#taboo "]

[question text="CHARASMATIC: " answers="future#*deeply respect#chivalrous#quiet#able to influence "]

[question text="LURE: " answers="discuss#put off#jolly#*entice#limit "]

[question text="INEFFECTUAL: " answers="punctual#effective#tiny#itchy#*incompetent "]

[question text="CONDESCEND: " answers="snobbish#*patronize#crabby#spooky#encourage "]

[question text="ILLEGITIMATE: " answers="domineering#yummy#*unlawful#instinctive#authorized "]

[question text="BROAD: " answers="*wide#detailed#write#nostalgic#contrite "]

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Analogies

The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence. 

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[question text="Lion is to pride as: " answers="hog is to pen#geese is to goose#*sheep is to flock#lion is to lioness#fawn is to deer "]

[question text="Hazardous is to dangerous as: " answers="light is to illuminate#honest is to unscrupulous#*likely is to probable#harp is to instrument#rue is to accept "]

[question text="Cathedral is to grandiose as: " answers="hovel is to shack#cordial is to polite#*palace is to luxurious#lackluster is to inspire#buttress is to support "]

[question text="Citadel is to refuge as " answers="refurbish is to renovate#energy is to vitality#stable is to horse#*spa is to relaxation#exercise is to gym "]

[question text="Disobedience is to punish as: " answers="reward is to kindness#doctor is to care#*courage is to applaud#copy is to replicate#religion is to belief "]

[question text="Ambiguous is to unclear as: " answers="circle is to continuous#alert is to secure#blush is to embarrass#ill is to well#*havoc is to confusion "]

[question text="Rare is to obsolete as: " answers="communication is to conversation#*contentment is to ecstasy#bunch is to bundle#spotless is to sparkling#dull is to bright "]

[question text="Iodine is to medicine as: " answers="math is to logic#feed is to pasture#growth is to sunlight#*cinnamon is to spice#band is to music "]

[question text="Bull is to cow as: " answers="bluenose is to whale#marsupial is to kangaroo#parakeet is to bird#*stallion is to horse#koala is to Australia "]

[question text="Husbandry is to farming as: " answers="culinary is to chef#swimmer is to athlete#*horticulture is to planting#builder is to architect#grape is to vine "]

[question text="Lizard is to chameleon as: " answers="rain is to condensation#travel is to commute#*cat is to panther#teeth is to mouth#fish is to water "]

[question text="Azure is to blue as: " answers="better is to best#*mauve is to purple#breakable is to glass#poise is to demeanor#average is to elite "]

[question text="Wizard is to sorcery as: " answers="children is to toys#*anarchist is to rebellion#eye is to glasses#whistle is to signal#charm is to accessory "]

[question text="Syllable is to word as: " answers="hunt is to track#archive is to history#tour is to explore#*page is to book#discipline is to correct "]

[question text="Creed is to principle as: " answers="*manual is to instruction#capital is to unimportant#cough is to cold#lament is to death#devastate is to construct "]

[question text="Immaculate is to spotless as: " answers="ashamed is to proud#traveler is to adventurous#elegant is to beauty#*prosperity is to wealth#thoughtless is to diligent "]

[question text="Theatre is to stage as: " answers="town is to citizen#*church is to pulpit#pool is to arena#porch is to patio#balcony is to window "]

[question text="Sickness is to health as: " answers="curiosity is to child#sleep is to fatigue#speculation is to theorize#success is to study#*transparent is to opaque "]

[question text="Fleet is to ship as: " answers="*regiment is to soldier#unemployment is to employment#thrill is to chase#geese is to flock #life is to vitality "]

[question text="Dislike is to abhor as: " answers="law is to knowledge#amuse is to entertain#goodness is to malevolent#blink is to eye#*tainted is to toxic "]

[question text="Alter is to tailor as: " answers="*write is to lyricist#chopping is to butcher#choke is to blockage#behave is to obedience#bake is to dessert "]

[question text="Sketch is to render as: " answers="run is to marathon#*movie is to film#dog is to fetch#hearsay is to conjecture#climb is to mountain "]

[question text="Dime is to dollar as: " answers="coin is to quarter#omen is to warning#idea is to creative#peculiar is to inquisitive#*ten is to hundred "]

[question text="Priest is to charitable as: " answers="grace is to forgive#banana is to fruit#suitcase is to travel#*gymnast is to deft#cobbler is to shoemaker "]

[question text="Hut is to dwelling as wrench is to: " answers="screw#mechanic#*tool#apprentice#hovel "]

[question text="Dictionary is to definition as: " answers="*atlas is to map#rice is to field#monkey is to tree#floor is building#events it o almanac "]

[question text="A horse is to a foal as a cow is to: " answers="pasture#horn#milk#*calf#bull "]

[question text="Thin is to thick as ugly is to: " answers="*beautiful#fat#dirty#monster#merry "]

[question text="Vengeance is to arson as: " answers="foe is to enemy#*poison is to death#raspberry is to berry#light is to darkness#sea is to ocean "]

[question text="A spoon is to porridge as a fork is to: " answers="butter#knife#plate#*meat#dishes "]

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