SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1631 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

STRIATED

Possible Answers:

Dappled

Excited

Striped

Festering

Jejune

Correct answer:

Striped

Explanation:

"Striated" is another word for "striped." "Dappled" means spotted or marked with splotches. "Jejune" means dull and uninteresting. "Festering" means diseased and rotting. "Excited" is a synonym for "enthusiastic" and "eager."

Example Question #1632 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

GELID

Possible Answers:

Ludicrous

Icy

Tepid

Indulgent

Lenient

Correct answer:

Icy

Explanation:

"Gelid" means frigid, "icy," very cold. "Tepid," which means lukewarm, is another temperature word. "Ludicrous" is a synonym for "ridiculous," absurd. "Indulgent" and "lenient" are synonyms.

Example Question #1633 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

WIZENED

Possible Answers:

Rotund

Shriveled

Geriatric

Outlandish

Puerile

Correct answer:

Shriveled

Explanation:

"Wizened" means "shriveled," age-worn, and wrinkled, and is often used to describe elderly people or things. It is not, however, a direct synonym for "geriatric" (elderly). "Puerile' means juvenile, immature. "Outlandish" means bizarre or strange. "Rotund" is a synonym for "plump."

Example Question #1634 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CAPACIOUS

Possible Answers:

Ample

Extenuating

Ghastly

Redundant

Scrupulous

Correct answer:

Ample

Explanation:

The adjective "capacious" means spacious, roomy, having more than enough room. This is closest in meaning to "ample" which means having more than enough of. Additionally, "extenuating" means (of circumstances) explaining and excusing; "redundant" means no longer needed, made unnecessary; "scrupulous" means either careful and meticulous or honest and principled; "ghastly" means horrible, grim, dire, horrific.

Example Question #1635 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

OBLIQUE

Possible Answers:

Rectilinear

Corrupt

Slanting

Curvaceous

Choleric

Correct answer:

Slanting

Explanation:

"Oblique" means "slanting" or crooked. "Rectilinear" means having straight lines, and "curvaceous" means having curves. "Corrupt" is a synonym for "depraved." "Choleric" means angry or irritable.

Example Question #1636 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

GRAVID

Possible Answers:

Dreary

Serpentine

Pregnant

Trivial

Wizened

Correct answer:

Pregnant

Explanation:

"Gravid" mean "pregnant," either literally with child or figuratively (as in a gravid pause). "Wizened" means withered and shriveled, and "trivial" means trifling, unimportant. "Serpentine" is a synonym for "winding" or tortuous. "Dreary" is a synonym for "dismal."

Example Question #1637 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ROTUND

Possible Answers:

Plump

Stately

Baronial

Scathing

Apposite

Correct answer:

Plump

Explanation:

"Rotund" means chubby or plump. "Baronial" and "stately" are both synonyms for "grand." "Scathing" means blistering. "Apposite" means apt or appropriate.

Example Question #1638 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

DISTENDED

Possible Answers:

Abstruse

Swollen

Leery

Emaciated

Enthralled

Correct answer:

Swollen

Explanation:

The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.

Example Question #1639 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

OSTENTATIOUS

Possible Answers:

Taciturn

Supercilious

Surreptitious

Garbled

Gaudy

Correct answer:

Gaudy

Explanation:

The adjective "ostentatious" means excessively pretentious and showy. This is closest in meaning to "gaudy" which means lacking class and good taste, excessively extravagant. Additionally, "garbled" means mixed up; "taciturn" means quiet, silent, reserved; "supercilious" means arrogant, overbearing; "surreptitious" means secretive and sneaky.

Example Question #1640 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CREPUSCULAR

Possible Answers:

Dulcet

Twilight

Rotund

Ordinary

Burnished

Correct answer:

Twilight

Explanation:

"Crepuscular" describes the "twilight" or dusk. "Dulcet" means sweet-sounding or mellifluous. "Ordinary" means average or normal. "Burnished" means polished or shined by careful rubbing, and "rotund" is a synonym for "plump."

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