All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1375 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Wide awake
Running late
Feeling down
Second wind
Passed out
Passed out
“Comatose” is an adjective that describes someone in a state of exhaustion or who cannot function. The expression that best matches “comatose” is “passed out.” Energetic and feeling “wide awake” are antonyms of “comatose.”
Example Question #2132 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Passive
Sharp
Winding
Mysterious
Small
Sharp
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Example Question #1376 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOLATILE
Precocious
Melodious
Changeable
Vile
Sentimental
Changeable
Volatile means changeable. It also means explosive.
Example Question #1377 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAVORABLE
Reticent
Approving
Meticulous
Jaunty
Sturdy
Approving
Favorable means expressing approval, or approving.
Example Question #1378 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INOPERABLE
Disagreeable
Tone-deaf
Untreatable
Forested
Selective
Untreatable
Inoperable means unable to be operated on, or untreatable.
Example Question #1381 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DORMANT
Crisp
Inactive
Advanced
Glossy
Rainy
Inactive
"Dormant" means inactive or asleep. The Latin root word, "dormire," means to sleep.
Example Question #1382 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIABLE
Durable
Defined
Musty
Responsible
Aggressive
Responsible
"Liable" means legally responsible. The root word, "lier," means to bind.
Example Question #1383 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS
Bold
Generous
Grainy
Hopeful
Threatening
Threatening
"Ominous" is defined as signaling a future harmful or evil event. It also means threatening.
The word is derived from "omen," which means an occurrence that signals what will happen in the future.
Example Question #1384 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORMIDABLE
Multicolored
Courageous
Scary
Ephemeral
Curious
Scary
"Formidable" means scary, intimidating, or powerful. The root word, "formido," means to fear.
Example Question #1385 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERNICIOUS
Mistaken
Audible
Talented
Dreary
Harmful
Harmful
"Pernicious" means fatal or causing harm. The Latin root word "pernicies" means ruin.