All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1326 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNSAVORY
Luckless
Serendipitous
Sanguine
Untrustworthy
Insipid
Untrustworthy
"Unsavory" can either mean not tasty or disreputable and "untrustworthy," depending on context. "Sanguine" is a synonym for "cheerful." "Insipid" means boring or uninspired. "Luckless" means unfortunate. "Serendipitous," or lucky, is an antonym of this.
Example Question #1327 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYCOPHANTIC
Recalcitrant
Percipient
Perspicacious
Fawning
Adversarial
Fawning
"Sycophantic" is a synonym for "fawning," servile, and obsequious. "Percipient" and "perspicacious" both mean alert, perceptive, or astute. "Recalcitrant" means stubborn or resistant. "Adversarial" is a synonym for "antagonistic."
Example Question #1328 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRETENTIOUS
Dismayed
Threadbare
Treacherous
Anemic
Highfalutin
Highfalutin
"Pretentious" is an adjective meaning attempting to impress by affecting greater importance. "Highfalutin" is an adjective meaning pompous in an irritating, self-important manner and is therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #1321 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
PRONE
flat
steadfast
dark
noisy
susceptible
susceptible
Prone means likely to suffer from something, or susceptible to something.
Example Question #1322 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
IMPASSABLE
blocked
welcoming
formulaic
threatening
courageous
blocked
Impassable means impossible to travel through, or blocked.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MATERNAL
concise
fierce
familial
groundbreaking
motherly
motherly
Maternal means of or relating to mothers, or motherly.
Example Question #1331 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DELETERIOUS.
Rudimentary
Healthy
Enigma
Pernicious
Bellicose
Pernicious
“Deleterious” means extremely harmful, which is the same meaning of the word “pernicious.” For clarification, "rudimentary" means basic; "enigma" means mystery; "bellicose" means ready for or inclined towards warfare.
Example Question #1332 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRECARIOUS.
Unimpressive
Illusory
Perfect
Uncertain
Preliminary
Uncertain
If something is “precarious,” it is uncertain or unstable,with connotations of danger. The placement of a cup on the edge of a table would be “precariously” situated. For clarification, "preliminary" means coming before something; "illusory" means not real or imaginary.
Example Question #1333 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NEFARIOUS.
Discerning
Honest
Wicked
Hard-working
Unscrupulous
Wicked
“Nefarious” means wicked, infamous or evil. For clarification, "unscrupulous" means not restrained by moral or ethical principles; "discerning" means selective and showing good judgment.
Example Question #1334 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OLFACTORY.
Relating to the sense of smell
Relating to the sense of hearing
Relating to the sense of touch
Relating to the sense of taste
Relating to the sense of sight
Relating to the sense of smell
“Olfactory” means relating to the sense of smell.