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Example Questions
Example Question #2231 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITOUS.
Obdurate
Flippant
Everywhere
Impressionable
Nowhere
Everywhere
If something is “ubiquitous” it appears everywhere and is commonplace. For clarification, "impressionable" means easily influenced by external stimuli; "obdurate" means stubborn; "flippant" means showing disrespect, not taking something seriously enough.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AJAR
musical
covering up
cracked
slightly open
thrilled
slightly open
"Ajar" means slightly open.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VAST.
Underwhelming
Aloof
Accountable
Enormous
Miniscule
Enormous
“Vast” means very big or enormous. For clarification, miniscule means very small and is an antonym of “vast”; aloof means distant or shy; accountable means responsible, able to be held responsible for something.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
particular
magical
heavenly
foreshadowing
musical
heavenly
"Celestial" means relating to the sky, or heavenly.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DOMESTIC
travel
animal
theater
industry
home
home
"Domestic" means relating to the home or the nation.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESOLATE
Ambitious
Deserted
Passive
Rash
Belligerent
Deserted
"Desolate" means "deserted" or lacking in people or inhabitants. "Ambitious" means determined to succeed in the future. "Passive" means submissive or not engaged in what is happening. "Belligerent" means aggressive or warlike. "Rash" means reckless or not careful.
Example Question #3132 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PALATIAL
Luxurious
Delicious
Local
Nasty
Opaque
Luxurious
Palatial means resembling a palace or when describing a building or room, large, like a palace. "Luxurious" means comfortable and wealthy, so "luxurious" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "palatial." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "palatial": "delicious" means tasting good, "opaque" means not transparent, "local" means from a nearby area, and "nasty" means gross or unpleasant.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STREWN
Used
Improved
Coalesced
Abused
Scattered
Scattered
“Strewn" means scattered around untidily, so "scattered" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3131 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FECUND
Baleful
Spherical
Corpulent
Intelligent
Fertile
Fertile
“Fecund” means fertile or capable of producing many children, so "fertile" is the correct answer. For clarification, "spherical" means round, shaped like a sphere; "corpulent" means fat; "baleful" means menacing; and "intelligent" means smart.
Example Question #3132 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCRETE
Imaginative
Serious
Malignant
Separate
Flowery
Separate
"Discrete" and "separate" are both words to describe things that are distinctive from one another.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
