SSAT Verbal Section / Sample Test 4

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This section consists of two different types of questions: synonyms and analogies. There are directions and a sample question for each type. 

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="DETER " answers="halt#steer#sting#turn#*hinder "] 

[question text="HOSTILE " answers="friendly#*unfriendly#suspicious#indifferent#doubtful "] 

[question text="UTILIZE " answers="*make use of#utilities#modernize#sing#undo "] 

[question text="AВDICATE " answers="*resign#explain#remorse#disprove#control "]

[question text="PROMINENT " answers="disturbing#secret#*outstanding#extravagant#surreptitious "]

[question text="BOUNDARY " answers="hovel#*limit#ceiling#map#seam "]

[question text="ILLITERATE " answers="unable to vote#unmanageable#sickly#*unable to read#unclean "] 

[question text="ORATOR " answers="professor#poet#*speaker#ear#student "]

[question text="CORROBORATE " answers="*confirm#understand#cooperate#agree#disagree "]

[question text="RATIFY " answers="delete#consider#*approve#examine#assess "]

[question text="PERILOUS " answers="careless#conniving#irregular#estranged#*hazardous "] 

[question text="STATIONARY " answers="paper#moving#*immobile#position#mobile "]

[question text="TRANSCRIBE " answers="*copy#illustrate#circulate#request#author "] 

[question text="PROFICIENT " answers="well-known#professional#*adept#practice#prolific "]

[question text="DECEIVE " answers="rearrange#*mislead#pretend#stun#examine "]

[question text="AGILE " answers="strong#similar#anxious#rested#*nimble "]

[question text="DURATION " answers="area#temptation#*term#wait#former "]

[question text="AMBIGUOUS " answers="*unclear#adhere#aspire#afflict#certain "]

[question text="PREROGATIVE " answers="command#*choice#prerequisite#conviction#haggard "]

[question text="INTRIGUING " answers="business#furtive#mystery#*fascinating#boorish "]

[question text="CLANDESTINE " answers="overt#dated#exclusive#fortunate#*secret "]

[question text="BOUNTEOUS " answers="elastic#industrious#*abundant#mutinous#energetic "]

[question text="DIVERGE" answers="annoy#*change course#stay#analyze#distract "]

[question text="BENIGN " answers="*gentle#blessed#initial#virulent#malignant "]

[question text="CAUCUS " answers="dispersal#corpse#*meeting#partnership#cosmetic "] 

[question text="DISSEMINATE " answers="collate#strip#collect#disagree#*spread "]

[question text="CHAGRIN " answers="delight#alter#*embarrass#wreck#anger "]

[question text="VALOR " answers="*courage#disclosure#treason#hate#foreboding "]

[question text="NONCHALANT " answers="interested#caring#impoverished#*indifferent#persecuted "] 

[question text="LIAISON " answers="permission#laziness#scarf#remedy#*association "]

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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="Beg is to borrow as offer is to " answers="lender#bank#*lend#repay#security "]

[question text="Lazy is to inert as resist is to " answers="*refuse#reply#respond#active#insist "]

[question text="Cylinder is to circle as pyramid is to " answers="sphere#point#*triangle#angle#height "]

[question text="Crocodile is to reptile as kangaroo is to " answers="amphibian#*marsupial#opossum#canine#tail "] 

[question text="Milliliter is to quart as " answers="pound is to gram#*millimeter is to yard#inch is to yard#pint is to quart#foot is to yard "]

[question text="Destroy is to demolish as " answers="win is to lose#candid is to secret#*amend is to change#establish is to abolish#attempt is to succeed "]

[question text="Plaintiff is to defendant as" answers="plain is to ordinary#lawyer is to courtroom#professor is to college#complain is to complainant#*prosecute is to defend "]

[question text="Fundamental is to frivolous as " answers="fantasy is to fiction#nonfiction is to fact#regulation is to rule#*truth is to nonsense#strange is to common "]

[question text="Wild is to wolf as domestic is to " answers="*dog#coyote#pet#cat#animal "] 

[question text="Hammer is to carpenter as " answers="*awl is to cobbler#computer is to printer#saw is to timber#author is to typewriter#scale is to musician "] 

[question text="Subject is to predicate as senator is to " answers="congress#president#capitol#*representative#senate "]

[question text="Pungent is to odor as" answers="*intense is to emotion#pervade is to atmosphere#infect is to spread#proverb is to paragraph#resent is to denial "]

[question text="Exploit is to adventure as " answers="rule is to governor#*safari is to expedition#school is to field trip#attack is to hunt#chase is to escape "] 

[question text="Spread is to scatter as separate is to " answers="integrate#*distribute#reap#group#displace "]

[question text="Exuberant is to mood as adroit is to " answers="proficient#adept#hand#dexterous#*movement "]

[question text="Defiance is to opposition as exertion is to " answers="expert#vigor#endeavor#restraint#*challenge "]

[question text="Food is to nutrition as light is to " answers="watt#bulb#electricity#reading#*vision "]

[question text="Perpetuity is to impermanence as interminable is to" answers="impertinent#*brief#incessant#eternal#occasional "]

[question text="Erratic is to predictable as exorbitant is to " answers="*reasonable#productive#absorbent#small#implicit "]

[question text="Comment is to speech as " answers="question is to answer#exclamation is to statement#written is to spoken#prose is to essay#note is to letter "]

[question text="Flammable is to inflammable as " answers="persistent is to important#opportune is to inopportune#relevant is to incoherent#truculent is to intrusion#*impartial is to disinterested "]

[question text="Tailor is to pattern as builder is to " answers="architect#contractor#foundation#construct#*blueprint "]

[question text="Impeach is to dismiss as " answers="*arraign is to indict#accuse is to charge#imprison is to jail#plant is to sow#absent is to present "]

[question text="Speedy is to greyhound as " answers="wool is to lamb#shark is to voracious#*clever is to fox#mammal is to whale#fin is to fish "]

[question text="Exhale is to lung as" answers="exhume is to corpse#pump is to heart#think is to brain#*perspire is to skin#taste is to tongue "]

[question text="Celebrate is to birth as" answers="*grieve is to death#announce is to birthday#crime is to penalty#joy is to lament#party is to graduation "]

[question text="Recommend is to urge as " answers="*request is to plead#refuse is to deny#harass is to bother#cajole is to insult#apply is to receive "]

[question text="Weeping is to tears as breathing is to " answers="air#lungs#nose#mouth#*carbon dioxide "]

[question text="Plane is to air pocket as " answers="*vehicle is to rut#hangar is to airport#ground is to sky#safety is to danger#horse is to reins "]

[question text="Arbitrate is to dispute " answers="*solve is to mystery#regard is to problem#exacerbate is to problem#organize is to labor#management is to union "]

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STOP 

END OF SECTION 1. IF YOU HAVE ANY TIME LEFT, GO OVER YOUR WORK IN THIS SECTION ONLY. DO NOT WORK IN ANY OTHER SECTION OF THE TEST.