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Example Question #1751 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PANGLOSSIAN
Careless
Optimistic
Fallacious
Smug
Despondent
Optimistic
"Panglossian," taken from a novel by Voltaire, is a synonym for "overly optimistic." "Careless" is a synonym for "inattentive" or even reckless. "Despondent" means despairing, and "fallacious" means fictitious or erroneous. "Smug" means self-satisfied.
Example Question #1752 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHOLERIC
Frenzied
Irritable
Prideful
Musical
Ravenous
Irritable
"Choleric" means "irritable," ill-tempered, or irascible. "Ravenous" means starving, voracious. "Prideful" is a synonym for "proud" or disdainful, depending on the context. "Musical" is, of course, the adjective form of "music" and often describes someone with talent at music. "Frenzied" is a synonym for "hurried," frantic, or frenetic.
Example Question #1753 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRURIENT
Joyful
Speculative
Lustful
Ebullient
Ravenous
Lustful
"Prurient" means "lustful," salacious. "Ravenous" means hungry, voracious. "Speculative" is another word for conjectural. "Ebullient" means joyful or exultant.
Example Question #1754 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADAMANT
Insistent
Anxious
Grim
Flustered
Doleful
Insistent
"Adamant" means inflexible, unwavering, or "insistent." "Flustered" means agitated or unsettled, and "anxious" means nervous. "Grim" means stern, forbidding, or ghastly. "Doleful" is another word for "disconsolate."
Example Question #1755 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUEFUL
Spurious
Regretful
Stingy
Dubious
Wintry
Regretful
"Rue" is regret and contrition, but often with a slightly amusing tinge. "Dubious" means doubtful. "Spurious" means false or fictitious. "Wintry" is the adjective form or "winter" and is usually a synonym for cold and snowy. "Stingy" means miserly, cheap.
Example Question #1756 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOCIFEROUS
Effervescent
Gravid
Clamorous
Imperturbable
Lucid
Clamorous
"Vociferous" means "clamorous," vocal, and vehement. "Imperturbable" is another word for unflappable, unable to be upset. "Lucid" means clear, and "gravid" means pregnant or swollen. "Effervescent" is bubbly.
Example Question #1757 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EFFUSIVE
Quiescent
Fulsome
Timorous
Fastidious
Debonair
Fulsome
The adjective "effusive" means unrestrained or excessively enthusiastic in praise of something. This is closest in meaning to "fulsome" which means excessively complimentary. Additionally, "quiescent" means at rest, inactive; "debonair" means charming and sophisticated; "timorous" means easily scared and shy; "fastidious" means hard to please, overly concerned with details, meticulous.
Example Question #1758 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPASSIONATE
Frightened
Sad
Calm
Angry
Envious
Calm
The adjective "dispassionate" means not emotional, not passionate, not feeling strong emotions. This is closest in meaning to "calm." Other synonyms for "dispassionate" include "unruffled," "composed," and "impassive."
Example Question #1759 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALACIOUS
Energetic
Subdued
Libidinous
Proper
Prudish
Libidinous
"Salacious" means lewd, "libidinous," or obscene. This is an antonym for "proper" and "prudish." "Subdued" means somber, downcast. "Energetic" means high-spirited and full of energy.
Example Question #1760 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HANGDOG
Shamefaced
Indulgent
Abject
Criminal
Broke
Shamefaced
"Hangdog" means shamefaced, "abashed," or "ashamed" and often describes a person's facial expression. "Broke" means temporarily or currently short on money, and "criminal" as an adjective means inclined to commit or having already committed crime. "Abject" means craven, miserable. "Indulgent" means lenient, generous, or softhearted.
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