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Example Question #1731 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAUDLIN
Sentimental
Painstaking
Naive
Chipper
Hurtful
Sentimental
"Maudlin" means "sentimental," exaggeratedly and often tearfully so. "Naive" means innocent and childlike, while "painstaking" means very careful and thorough. "Chipper" means very cheerful.
Example Question #1732 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Volatile
Facetious
Glum
Lassitudinous
Stern
Glum
"Morose" is a synonym for "glum" or lugubrious. "Facetious" means flippant, inappropriately using humor. "Stern" means strict, and "volatile" means temperamental, explosive. "Lassitude" is lethargy or sluggishness.
Example Question #1733 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Eager
Insufferable
Despairing
Enthusiastic
Poignant
Despairing
"Despondent" and "despairing" are synonyms, as are "eager" and "enthusiastic." "Poignant" means touching, tragic, or plaintive. "Insufferable" is a synonym for "unbearable" or intolerable.
Example Question #1734 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATED
Pulchritudinous
Debilitated
Energized
Melancholic
Invigorated
Debilitated
"Enervated" and "debilitated" both mean severely weakened. This is an antonym for both "energetic" and "invigorated." "Pulchritudinous" means very beautiful, and "melancholic" means sad.
Example Question #1735 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHOLERIC
Obsequious
Incorrigible
Irritable
Perfidious
Emaciated
Irritable
The adjective "choleric" means bad-tempered and easily annoyed, making "irritable" the best answer. Additionally, "emaciated" means starving, very underweight from lack of nutrition; "incorrigible" means unable to be controlled; "perfidious" means disloyal; and "obsequious" means servile, subservient, and easily dominated by others.
Example Question #1736 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EMOTIVE
Contrite
Laudable
Exquisite
Expressive
Manifold
Expressive
Someone who is "emotive" is very "expressive" and open about sharing emotions. "Exquisite" is another word for lovely or beautiful, and "laudable" means commendable or praiseworthy. "Manifold" is a synonym for "diverse" or varied. "Contrite" means repentant or penitent.
Example Question #1737 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCONSOLATE
Doleful
Ebullient
Lurid
Despicable
Asinine
Doleful
"Disconsolate" means "doleful," mournful, and sorrowful. "Despicable" is a synonym for "loathsome." "Ebullient" is a synonym for exuberant and exultant. "Asinine" means silly, stupid, or foolish. "Lurid" means sensational, shocking, or overly vivid.
Example Question #1738 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRENZIED
Depraved
Congenial
Arcane
Frantic
Assiduous
Frantic
"Frenzied," "frantic," and "frenetic" are all synonyms. "Arcane" means abstruse or obscure. "Congenial" means friendly and personable. "Depraved" means corrupt or dissolute. "Assiduous" means sedulous or hardworking.
Example Question #1739 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPROACHFUL
Multifarious
Disapproving
Fallacious
Conjectural
Suave
Disapproving
"Reproachful" and "disapproving" are synonyms. "Multifarious" means manifold or diverse. "Fallacious" means false or erroneous. "Conjectural" is a synonym for speculative, theoretical, or hypothetical. "Suave" and "sophisticated" are synonyms.
Example Question #1740 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADDLED
Blissful
Somber
Lonesome
Terrified
Perplexed
Perplexed
The adjective "addled" means confused, perplexed, unable to think clearly (due to drug use or mental illness). Additionally, "somber" means grave and serious; "blissful" means very happy.
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