All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1681 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANT
Friendly
Moving
Developed
Listless
Green
Moving
“Poignant” means emotionally painful. It can also mean to the point or piercing. So, "moving," which can mean evoking emotion, is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “poignant”. “Developed” means matured or progressed. “Green” is the color of grass. “Friendly” means kind or welcoming. “Listless” means lacking energy.
Example Question #1682 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GIDDY
Stable
Young
Destroyed
Accelerating
Flighty
Flighty
"Giddy" means excitable or frivolous. Similarly, the correct answer "flighty" means easily excited or lacking stability. The other choices do not have similar definitions: "accelerating" means speeding up; "young" means juvenile; "stable" means not often changing; and "destroyed" means spoiled, wrecked, or defeated.
Example Question #1683 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLACID
Candid
Tranquil
Gregarious
Placated
Dull
Tranquil
"Placid" is an adjective that means not easily perturbed or excited when referring to a sentient living thing; it can also mean peaceful and calm, and is often used this way to describe bodies of water. While "dull" might seem like a good potential synonym for "placid," "dull" actually means boring or not sharp, so it doesn't mean the same thing that "placid" does. "Tranquil," however, means calm, and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "placid," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1684 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NONPLUSSED
Apathetic
Controlled
Genial
Untrustworthy
Surprised
Surprised
"Nonplussed" means surprised and bewildered, so "surprised" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1685 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGHAST
Horrified
Cerebral
Ghostly
Scornful
Jubilant
Horrified
If you are “aghast," you are horrified, so "horrified" is the correct answer. For clarification, "cerebral" means intelligent or brainy; "jubilant" means very happy; "scornful" means negative and insulting; and "ghostly" means spectral or like a phantom.
Example Question #1686 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Engaged
Spiritual
Fanatic
Jolly
Obese
Jolly
"Merry" is used to describe someone or something that is happy and pleasant. One might write, "His neighbors adored his merry, upbeat attitude."
Example Question #1687 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Sullen
Jocular
Excessive
Wise
Apathetic
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #1688 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Snobbish
Peaceful
Corresponding
Challenging
Uninterested
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #1689 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Substantial
Disastrous
Energetic
Distant
Charged
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #1690 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Isolated
Hurried
Candid
Adopted
Joyful
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."