SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #2141 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

AMENABLE

Possible Answers:

Mean

Pious

Unpleasant

Handy

Agreeable

Correct answer:

Agreeable

Explanation:

Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.

Example Question #2142 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

MERCENARY

Possible Answers:

Amusing

Greedy

Normal

Perplexing

Verbose

Correct answer:

Greedy

Explanation:

The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.

Example Question #2143 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

INSIDIOUS

Possible Answers:

Sparse

Perfect

Harmful

Imaginative

Squalid

Correct answer:

Harmful

Explanation:

"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.

Example Question #2151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Gruesome

Flowing

Soaked

Moral

Ingenious

Correct answer:

Gruesome

Explanation:

"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.

Example Question #2152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FRUITFUL

Possible Answers:

Misleading

Wild

Arid

Foolish

Fertile

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #2153 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Unconscious

Disturbed

Alert

Eager

Memorable

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"Comatose" means unconscious.

Example Question #2154 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

AVOWED

Possible Answers:

Self-confessed

Contemptuous

Proximal

Married

Attuned

Correct answer:

Self-confessed

Explanation:

"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.

Example Question #2155 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FERAL

Possible Answers:

Destitute

Euphoric

Savage

Sluggish

Spacious

Correct answer:

Savage

Explanation:

"Feral" means wild or savage; Destitute means poor; Spacious means roomy; Euphoric means extremely happy; and Sluggish means slow moving.

Example Question #1359 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

INTENSE

Possible Answers:

palateable

vigorous

strange

rural

lethargic

Correct answer:

vigorous

Explanation:

"Intense" means of extreme force or strength, or vigorous.

Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.

IRREPRESSIBLE

Possible Answers:

Catastrophic

Pleasant

Unquenchable

Occasional

Racous

Correct answer:

Unquenchable

Explanation:

"Irrepressible" means unable to be repressed or controlled, or unquenchable.

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