SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #68 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Gruesome

Soaked

Moral

Ingenious

Flowing

Correct answer:

Gruesome

Explanation:

"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.

Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FRUITFUL

Possible Answers:

Misleading

Fertile

Wild

Foolish

Arid

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #70 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Disturbed

Eager

Memorable

Alert

Unconscious

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"Comatose" means unconscious.

Example Question #2151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AVOWED

Possible Answers:

Contemptuous

Self-confessed

Attuned

Proximal

Married

Correct answer:

Self-confessed

Explanation:

"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.

Example Question #2152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FERAL

Possible Answers:

Savage

Sluggish

Spacious

Euphoric

Destitute

Correct answer:

Savage

Explanation:

"Feral" means wild or savage; Destitute means poor; Spacious means roomy; Euphoric means extremely happy; and Sluggish means slow moving.

Example Question #1359 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

INTENSE

Possible Answers:

palateable

vigorous

strange

rural

lethargic

Correct answer:

vigorous

Explanation:

"Intense" means of extreme force or strength, or vigorous.

Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.

IRREPRESSIBLE

Possible Answers:

Catastrophic

Unquenchable

Pleasant

Occasional

Racous

Correct answer:

Unquenchable

Explanation:

"Irrepressible" means unable to be repressed or controlled, or unquenchable.

Example Question #1402 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONVOLUTED

Possible Answers:

articulate

complicated

useful

laconic

garrulous

Correct answer:

complicated

Explanation:

"Convoluted" means extremely complex or complicated.

Example Question #2153 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

QUIESCENT.

Possible Answers:

Vivacious 

Energetic 

Vigorous

Dynamic 

Inactive

Correct answer:

Inactive

Explanation:

“Quiescent” means quiet and inactive. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms that mean full of energy.

Example Question #1402 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

IMPOTENT

Possible Answers:

formulaic

congruent

cranky

reductive

powerless

Correct answer:

powerless

Explanation:

"Impotent" means unable to take action, or powerless.

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