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 #1691 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

DESPONDENT

Possible Answers:

Bespectacled

Hopeless

Sheer

Rigid

Ultimate

Correct answer:

Hopeless

Explanation:

"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.  

Example Question #1692 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CORDIAL 

Possible Answers:

Courtly

Seasonal

Proper

Friendly

Stuffy

Correct answer:

Friendly

Explanation:

"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.

Example Question #1693 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

VORACIOUS

Possible Answers:

Ravenous

Delicious

Explicit

Edible

Indignant

Correct answer:

Ravenous

Explanation:

"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.

Example Question #1694 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

TEPID

Possible Answers:

Invested

Stagnant

Frigid

Unenthusiastic

Scalding

Correct answer:

Unenthusiastic

Explanation:

You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.

Example Question #940 : Synonyms

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

KEEN

Possible Answers:

Observant

Quiet

Gloomy

Enthusiastic

Curved

Correct answer:

Enthusiastic

Explanation:

Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

Example Question #1695 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

SKEPTICAL

Possible Answers:

Fetid

Quirky

Agreeable

Ready

Doubting

Correct answer:

Doubting

Explanation:

Skeptical means having doubt.  

Example Question #1695 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

INFURIATED

Possible Answers:

Enraged

Excluded

Splattered

Overwhelmed

Hoodwinked

Correct answer:

Enraged

Explanation:

Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.

Example Question #1696 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CONTRITE

Possible Answers:

Remorseful

Discreet

Transparent

Dignified 

Diminutive 

Correct answer:

Remorseful

Explanation:

Contrite means remorseful and filled with the desire to repent.  

Example Question #943 : Synonyms

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

IRATE

Possible Answers:

Furious

Melancholy

Legal

Longitudinal

Rapid

Correct answer:

Furious

Explanation:

Irate means very angry or furious.

Example Question #1697 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

SENSATIONAL

Possible Answers:

Thought-provoking 

Muted

Tactile

Shocking 

Garrulous

Correct answer:

Shocking 

Explanation:

Sensational means causing great public excitement, or shocking.

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