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Example Question #1761 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACHRYMOSE
Sickened
Weepy
Confounded
Appetizing
Nutty
Weepy
"Lachrymose" means weepy," tearful, or sad. "Appetizing" means appealing, tasty. "Confounded" means bewildered, and "nutty" means zany or crazy. "Sickened" means ill, ailing.
Example Question #1762 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIRULENT
Hostile
Congenial
Bizarre
Affable
Innocuous
Hostile
"Virulent" can mean dangerously toxic or venomous, but it can also mean "hostile," bitter, and rancorous. This is an antonym for "innocuous," which means harmless. "Bizarre" means outlandish or strange, and "congenial" means friendly or personable. "Affable" has a similar meaning of friendly, amiable, and cordial.
Example Question #1763 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRESTFALLEN
Leery
Emotive
Woebegone
Unlucky
Calamitous
Woebegone
"Crestfallen" means downhearted, sad, and "woebegone." "Leery" is another word for cautious or guarded, and "calamitous" is another word for disastrous. "Emotive" means expressive of one's feelings. An antonym for "unlucky" is serendipitous.
Example Question #1761 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPLENETIC
Bizarre
Quizzical
Frenzied
Angry
Superstitious
Angry
"Splenetic" means "angry" or irritable. ("Spleen" is an old-fashioned word for anger and frustration.) Don't confuse this with "frenetic," which means frenzied. "Quizzical" means curious or puzzling, and "bizarre" means strange or outlandish. "Superstitious" means having an irrational belief in superstitions.
Example Question #1762 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOMICIDAL
Doleful
Prurient
Puerile
Embarrassed
Murderous
Murderous
"Homicidal" can mean literally "murderous" or figuratively very violent and brutal. "Prurient" means lustful, while "puerile" means immature or juvenile. "Embarrassed" is another word for ashamed. "Doleful" is another word for forlorn or mournful.
Example Question #1766 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JOCULAR
Panglossian
Gelid
Humorous
Jubilant
Sardonic
Humorous
"Jocular" means "humorous" or joking. This is not the same as "jubilant," which means overjoyed. "Sardonic" means sarcastic, and "Panglossian" means overly optimistic and naively hopeful. "Gelid" means very cold, frigid.
Example Question #1767 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WAGGISH
Inimitable
Hedonistic
Humorous
Maudlin
Salacious
Humorous
Someone who is behaving in a "waggish" way is being playfully or mischievously funny. This is an antonym for "maudlin," which means tearfully sentimental or excessively sorrowful. "Inimitable" means one of a kind. "Hedonistic" means concerned with the pursuit of pleasure. "Salacious" is a synonym for "prurient."
Example Question #1768 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETICENT
Amorous
Contrite
Introverted
Decorous
Immoral
Introverted
"Reticent" means shy, withdrawn, quiet, or "introverted." "Amorous" means loving (often in a very apparent way), and "immoral" is an antonym for "moral." "Decorous" means polite and proper, while "contrite" means penitent.
Example Question #1769 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BALEFUL
Aubergine
Auspicious
Hostile
Quarrelsome
Germane
Hostile
"Baleful" can mean "hostile," harmful, or threatening and often describe's a person's expression or intentions. "Germane" is a synonym for "relevant." "Auspicious" means fortunate, propitious. "Aubergine" is a shade of purple (and synonymous with eggplant in British English). "Quarrelsome" has the same meaning as bickering.
Example Question #1770 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCUPISCENT
Bashful
Greedy
Munificent
Lustful
Latitudinarian
Lustful
"Concupiscent" means desirous and "lustful." "Greedy" is a synonym for "avaricious," and "latitudinarian" is a synonym for "tolerant" and all-encompassing, particularly in a religious context. "Munificent" means generous.
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