All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1401 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Upset
Burdened
Flexible
Maligned
Excused
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
intact
damaged
frosty
loose
determined
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Antique
Radiant
Informal
Harsh
Collectible
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #1446 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
stately
gigantic
melancholic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #1445 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
insulting
perfected
sultry
cantankerous
tiny
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #1403 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Rhetorical
Forceful
Persuasive
Independent
Controversial
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
Example Question #1404 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Silly
Talk
Formal
Local
Common
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #1405 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Terse
Welcome
Unfortunate
Mediocre
Uncharacteristic
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
Example Question #1406 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Acquiescent
Appropriate
Intellectual
Asinine
Impoverished
Acquiescent
“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.
Example Question #1407 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
One-sided
Entitled
Latitudinal
Untitled
Bilateral
One-sided
"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.