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 #64 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Ingenious

Moral

Gruesome

Soaked

Flowing

Correct answer:

Gruesome

Explanation:

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

Example Question #2152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FRUITFUL

Possible Answers:

Arid

Wild

Foolish

Misleading

Fertile

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Disturbed

Memorable

Eager

Alert

Unconscious

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"Comatose" means unconscious.

Example Question #1391 : Synonyms

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

AVOWED

Possible Answers:

Married

Self-confessed

Contemptuous

Proximal

Attuned

Correct answer:

Self-confessed

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1392 : Synonyms

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

FERAL

Possible Answers:

Sluggish

Spacious

Destitute

Savage

Euphoric

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 #2154 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

INTENSE

Possible Answers:

strange

vigorous

lethargic

rural

palateable

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:

Racous

Pleasant

Unquenchable

Occasional

Catastrophic

Correct answer:

Unquenchable

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1361 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONVOLUTED

Possible Answers:

garrulous

laconic

complicated

articulate

useful

Correct answer:

complicated

Explanation:

"Convoluted" means extremely complex or complicated.

Example Question #2151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

QUIESCENT.

Possible Answers:

Inactive

Vivacious 

Dynamic 

Energetic 

Vigorous

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 #2152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

IMPOTENT

Possible Answers:

congruent

cranky

powerless

formulaic

reductive

Correct answer:

powerless

Explanation:

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

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