All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2021 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAVITY
Suspicion
Plague
Decay
Hole
Shame
Hole
A cavity is a hole.
Example Question #2022 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Parity
Conversation
Devotion
Fence
Satire
Equality
Equality
"Parity" means equality.
Example Question #2023 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FELICITY
Happiness
Misery
Jealousy
Fortune
Despondency
Happiness
"Felicity" is a noun used to describe happiness and contentment or something that creates happiness and contentment. For clarification, "despondency" is a feeling of hopelessness.
Example Question #2024 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AILMENT
Dogma
Treatment
Clandestine
Sickness
Obstinate
Sickness
An "ailment" is an affliction or a sickness. For clarification, "clandestine" means secret or underground, "dogma" refers to a system of belief or a doctrine, and "obstinate" means stubborn.
Example Question #2024 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Dependable
Reliable
Ordinary
Rare
Tolerable
Successful
Reliable
"Reliable" means dependable.
Example Question #2025 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMIABLE
Good-natured
Recalcitrant
Radical
Erratic
Ill-tempered
Good-natured
"Amiable" means good-natured. "Ill-tempered" means cantankerous, so it is an antonym of "amiable," not a "synonym." For clarification, "erratic" means unpredictable or devoid of a pattern, "recalcitrant" means unruly and disobedient, and "radical" means favoring major changes.
Example Question #2026 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SIZEABLE
Unwilling
Unused
Substantial
Wasteful
Rural
Substantial
"Sizeable" means substantial, so "substantial," an adjective that means very large, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "sizeable": "unwilling" means hesitant or not willing or ready to do something, as you might infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "willing"; "unused" means original or new, or in other words, not used, as you might have inferred from the word also including the negative prefix "un-"; "rural" means located in or having qualities of the countryside as opposed to cities; and "wasteful" means spending or using too much or more than that is needed.
Example Question #2027 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EGOTIST
Selfless person
Wise person
Conceited person
Athletic person
Calm person
Conceited person
An "egotist" is a selfish and conceited person. For clarification, "conceited" means self-obsessed and arrogant.
Example Question #2028 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEGIBLE
Energetic
Readable
Humorous
Intelligent
Rash
Readable
"Legible" means neat enough to be read and understood, so "readable" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "legible": "intelligent" means smart; "energetic" means lively or possessing a lot of energy; "rash" means reckless or careless; and "humorous" means funny.
Example Question #2029 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PACIFY
a baby's toy
agree
soothe
dismiss
surrender
soothe
"Pacify" means to soothe or ease.
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