All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1936 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIMICAL
Destructive
Friendly
Fruitful
Benevolent
Hostile
Hostile
"Inimical" means hostile.
Example Question #1937 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOQUACIOUS
Reserved
Introverted
Talkative
Obedient
Tacit
Talkative
"Loquacious" means talkative.
Example Question #1938 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNIFICENT
Short-sighted
Offensive
Generous
Malevolent
Thrifty
Generous
"Munificent" means generous.
Example Question #1141 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENDABLE
Spacious
Agreeable
Praiseworthy
Forceful
Approval
Praiseworthy
"Commendable" means praiseworthy.
Example Question #1142 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMSPECT
Visible
Cautious
Uncareful
Imprudent
Talkative
Cautious
"Circumspect" means careful.
Example Question #1143 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUERILE
Affectionate
Juvenile
Insecure
National
Questionable
Juvenile
"Puerile" means immature or juvenile.
Example Question #1144 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAUCHE
Direct
Average
Sinister
Tiring
Tactless
Tactless
"Gauche" means lacking social grace, awkward, or tactless.
Example Question #1145 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROVINCIAL
Narrow-minded
Cuffed
Affordable
Intensive
Broken
Narrow-minded
"Provincial" means narrow-minded, unsophisticated, or of a province.
Example Question #1191 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HISTRIONIC
Bright
Dormant
Contrite
Dramatic
Ragged
Dramatic
"Histrionic" means overly-dramatic.
Example Question #1146 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUERILE
Mature
Oblivious
Ceremonial
Silly
Limber
Silly
"Puerile" is an adjective that means "childishly silly and trivial," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "silly" or "trivial." Since "silly" is one of the possible answer choices and none of the other answer choices mean "silly" or "trivial," "silly" is the best—and correct—answer.
Certified Tutor