SSAT Vocab Study :)

Analogies

100

Composer is to score as

(A) conductor is to orchestra

(B) operator is to telephone

(C) teacher is to classroom

(D) attorney is to trial

(E) author is to book

(E) author is to book

200

Scrawl is to writing as

(A) decipher is to code

(B) babble is to speaking

(C) carve is to stone

(D) tango is to dancing

(E) direct is to acting

(B) babble is to speaking

300

Pathology is to disease as psychology is to

(A) mind

(B) science

(C) doctor

(D) anguish

(E) hospital

(A) mind

400

Border is to country as

(A) perimeter is to object

(B) land is to owner

(C) road is to street

(D) area is to volume

(E) capital is to state

(A) perimeter is to object

500

Lax is to resolution as

(A) hapless is to circumstance

(B) detrimental is to destruction

(C) deceitful is to sincerity

(D) vulnerable is to wound

(E) accessible is to rewarded

(C) deceitful is to sincerity

a

100

STREWN

(A) scattered

(B) lost

(C) hidden

(D) attached

(E) threaded

(A) scattered

200

CULPABLE:

(A) elusive

(B) unheralded

(C) esoteric

(D) worthy of blame

(E) sanctioned

(D) worthy of blame

300

CONCILIATE:

(A) pacify

(B) replace

(C) inform

(D) expose

(E) surpass

(A) pacify

400

ABASHED

(A) oppressive

(B) aggressive

(C) sneaky

(D) corrupt

(E) embarrassed

(E) embarrassed

500

STANCE

(A) section

(B) position

(C) trend

(D) question

(E) portion

(B) position

b

100

NOURISH

(A) move slowly

(B) drain completely

(C) reproduce

(D) give sustenance

(E) live peacefully

(D) give sustenance

200

SURPLUS

(A) twice as much

(B) more than necessary

(C) used goods

(D) cheap merchandise

(E) specialized equipment

(B) more than necessary

300

DERELICT

(A) neglected

(B) vacuous

(C) temporary

(D) unlawful

(E) squat

(A) neglected

400

CONTROVERSY

(A) dispute

(B) remark

(C) story

(D) fabrication

(E) trademark

(A) dispute

500

CEREBRAL

(A) stunning

(B) headlong

(C) intellectual

(D) confusing

(E) stellar

(C) intellectual

c

100

PERSPIRE

(A) breathe

(B) encourage

(C) inhale

(D) sweat

(E) heat

(D) sweat

200

CALCULATE

(A) type

(B) enter

(C) figure

(D) implicate

(E) ask

(C) figure

300

COHERENT

(A) logical

(B) understated

(C) overheard

(D) audible

(E) persistent

(A) logical

400

DISCOURSE

(A) deviation

(B) loss

(C) claim

(D) investigation

(E) conversation

(E) conversation

500

ACCOLADE

(A) distinction

(B) increase

(C) persuasion

(D) penalty

(E) diversion

(A) distinction

d

100

RECALCITRANT

(A) insecure

(B) deciduous

(C) stubborn

(D) fortified

(E) brief

(C) stubborn

200

JETTISON

(A) propel

(B) exceed

(C) discard

(D) overflow

(E) embark

(C) discard

300

MAXIM

(A) acceptance

(B) adage

(C) slang

(D) article

(E) mistake

(B) adage

400

FRUGAL

(A) breakable

(B) economical

(C) sweet

(D) wise

(E) rich

(B) economical

500

DEMURE

(A) tiny

(B) scant

(C) intriguing

(D) reserved

(E) disguised

(D) reserved