SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1981 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

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

DECOMPOSE

Possible Answers:

Rot 

Remiss

Allow

Fey 

Improve 

Correct answer:

Rot 

Explanation:

"Decompose" means to break down or to rot. For clarification, "remiss" means careless or neglectful, "fey" means supernatural, "allow" means permit, and "improve" means to make (something) better.

Example Question #1982 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

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

RECEDE

Possible Answers:

Thesis 

Withdraw 

Portray 

Outline 

Era

Correct answer:

Withdraw 

Explanation:

"Recede" means to pull back or to withdraw, so "withdraw" is the correct answer. For clarification, "portray" means to depict, and an "era" is a period of history.

Example Question #1983 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

CONTORT

Possible Answers:

Conversate

Increase

Befriend

Construct

Twist

Correct answer:

Twist

Explanation:

"Twist" is the best answer choice. "Contort" means to twist, bend, or draw out of shape

Example Question #1983 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INFUSE

Possible Answers:

Release

Insult

Inject

Merge

Accelerate

Correct answer:

Inject

Explanation:

"Infuse" means to inject, so "inject" is the correct answer. You may have been able to associate the two words based on their shared "in-" prefix, which in each does not function as a negative prefix but instead means inward.

Example Question #1984 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

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

POSTERITY

Possible Answers:

Ancestors

Acumen

Fables

Future generations 

Possibility 

Correct answer:

Future generations 

Explanation:

Something that is preserved for "posterity" is preserved for future generations to enjoy, so "future generations" is the correct answer. For clarification, "ancestors" are forefathers or, more generally, the people who came before us, and "acumen" means insight or shrewdness.

Example Question #1985 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INCOMPETENT

Possible Answers:

Formulaic

Inept

Appropriate

Inappropriate 

Useful

Correct answer:

Inept

Explanation:

"Incompetent" means incapable of doing something, so "inept," a word which means unskilled, is the correct answer. For clarification, "formulaic" means trite or following a standard format, "useful" means practical, "appropriate" means suitable, and "inappropriate" means improper.

Example Question #1986 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONSENSUS

Possible Answers:

Accord 

Control

Adept 

Adversity 

Candor

Correct answer:

Accord 

Explanation:

"Consensus" means a unanimous agreement or an accord, so "accord" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unanimous" means concordant and specifically refers to a situation in which all parties agree to something; "adversity" means hardships or difficulties that need to be overcome, "adept" means skilled, "candor" means honesty or frankness, and "control" means dominance.

Example Question #1987 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

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

DISTASTEFUL

Possible Answers:

Excessive

Agreeable

Praiseworthy

Well-mannered

Unpleasant

Correct answer:

Unpleasant

Explanation:

"Distasteful" means unpleasant. "Agreeable" means pleasant, so it is an antonym, not a synonym, of "civil," and cannot be the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "distasteful": "praiseworthy" means of high quality or worthy of praise or worrisome, "well-mannered" means having good manners or politeand "excessive" means more than is necessary or too much.

Example Question #1988 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

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

DISSATISFIED

Possible Answers:

Unhappy

Respectable

Joyful

Pleased

Grateful

Correct answer:

Unhappy

Explanation:

One can infer that "dissatisfiedmeans not satisfied because it is a combination of the negative prefix "dis-", which means not, and the word "satisfied." "Unhappy" is the answer choice that is closest in meaning to "dissatisfied," so "unhappy" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1989 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Recall

Possible Answers:

to disturb

to direct

to research

to remember

to begin

Correct answer:

to remember

Explanation:

"Recall" means to remember.

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