All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1171 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SIGNIFICANT
Unimportant
Consequential
Symbolic
Insignificant
Meaningless
Consequential
"Significant" and "consequential" are adjectives describing things that are important and have meaningful consequences. The other words do not share this meaning. Words like "symbolic" may seem to come close; however, the meaning of "symbolic" is not sufficiently relevant to that of "significant." The remaining words are actually antonyms of the words "significant" and "consequential."
Example Question #1172 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRYPTIC
Secret
Relevant
Portentous
Pretentious
Prevalent
Secret
"Cryptic" means "secret," encoded, or obscure in meaning.
"Portentous" means ominous or having great significance or meaning.
"Pretentious" means snobby, conceited or grandiose.
"Prevalent" means wide-spread, common, accepted.
"Relevant" means pertinent, appropriate, or related to something.
Example Question #1173 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COVERT
Illiterate
Congenial
Senile
Secretive
Terse
Secretive
The adjective "covert" means meant to be undertaken without people knowing or noticing, secretive, stealthy. Additionally, "terse" means brief, concise, to the point; "senile" means mentally weakened due to old age; "congenial" means friendly and agreeable; "illiterate" means not literate, not able to read or write.
Example Question #1174 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFIDENTIAL
Harmonious
Stifling
Elegant
Frivolous
Private
Private
The adjective "confidential" means intended to be secret, private and personal information. Additionally, "elegant" means dignified and refined, being stylish and graceful; "harmonious" means either peaceful or pleasing-sounding; "frivolous" means having no purpose or use; "stifling" means oppressive, uncomfortably hot.
Example Question #1175 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREPOSTEROUS
Opaque
Transparent
Absurd
Obtuse
Acute
Absurd
The adjective "preposterous" means absurd, ridiculous, too silly to be believed. Additionally, "opaque" means not allowing light to pass through, whereas "transparent" means allowing light to pass through; "obtuse" means dull-witted, mentally slow, whereas "acute" means sharp-witted, mentally quick.
Example Question #2169 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
weighty
boring
traditional
heavy
new
new
Novel means something is new.
Example Question #2170 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STAGNANT
still
bullish
dynamic
vile
thrown away
still
"Stagnant" means still, not flowing.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
A synonym of “eternal” is __________.
perpetual
sparse
material
flavorful
ephemeral
perpetual
“Eternal” is an adjective that means “lasting forever; without end or beginning,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “lasting forever.” That means that “ephemeral” cannot be the correct answer, because “ephemeral” means “lasting for a very short time,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “eternal.” “Perpetual,” however, is an adjective that means “never ending or changing,” and because “perpetual” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “eternal,” “perpetual” is the correct answer.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the word with a meaning most similar to the word in question.
Archaic
Old
Treacherous
Desolate
Kind
Systemic
Old
"Archaic" means old or primitive.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Incipient
Connected
Beginning
Imprisoned
Loose
Peevish
Beginning
"Incipient" means beginning to exist or happen.