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 #1701 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

VOLATILE

Possible Answers:

Mercurial

Charismatic

Bothersome

Stoic

Seasoned

Correct answer:

Mercurial

Explanation:

“Volatile” is an adjective that can mean “easily evaporated” when referring to a substance, “liable to change rapidly and unpredictably,” or when describing a person, “displaying rapid changes of emotion.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “easily evaporated,” “changing rapidly,” or “rapid change of emotion.” That means that “stoic” cannot be the correct answer, because “stoic” means “enduring hardship without showing one’s feelings,” a meaning very distant from that of “volatile.” “Mercurial,” however, is an adjective that can mean “subject to unpredictable changes of mood or mind” when describing a person, and because “mercurial” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “volatile,” “mercurial” is the correct answer.

Example Question #1702 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

PENSIVE

Possible Answers:

Uplifting

Sociable

Thoughtful

Verifiable

Hurried

Correct answer:

Thoughtful

Explanation:

"Pensive" means thoughtful or reflective. The root wood, "pensare," means to consider.

Example Question #1703 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

VEHEMENT

Possible Answers:

Passionate

Dominant

Plausible

Rebellious

Malignant

Correct answer:

Passionate

Explanation:

"Vehement" means passionate or angry.

Example Question #1704 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ABJECT

Possible Answers:

Scared

Heavy

Erroneous

Miserable

Unforgettable 

Correct answer:

Miserable

Explanation:

"Abject" means utterly hopeless or miserable.

Example Question #948 : Synonyms

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

PETULANT

Possible Answers:

Logical

Gifted

Delicious

Unsound

Irritable

Correct answer:

Irritable

Explanation:

"Petulant" means irritable or impatient.

Example Question #1705 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

APATHETIC

Possible Answers:

Motivated

Aggressive

Lawless

Ignorant

Uninterested

Correct answer:

Uninterested

Explanation:

"Apathetic" means uninterested or indifferent.

Example Question #952 : Synonyms

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

ELATED

Possible Answers:

Delicious

Saddened

Immediate

Joyful

Tedious

Correct answer:

Joyful

Explanation:

"Elated" means very happy or overjoyed.

Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

JUBILANT

Possible Answers:

Lavish

Joyful

Juvenile

Stalwart

Morose

Correct answer:

Joyful

Explanation:

"Jubilant" means joyful.

Example Question #1706 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

HISTRIONIC

Possible Answers:

Ancient

Tedious

Historical

Dramatic

Dull

Correct answer:

Dramatic

Explanation:

"Histrionic" means extremely dramatic.

Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

ENVIOUS

Possible Answers:

Sociable

Erroneous

Jealous

Incessant

Excessive

Correct answer:

Jealous

Explanation:

"Envious" means jealous; Erroneous means mistaken; Excessive means too much; Sociable means outgoing; and Incessant means continual.

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