All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3141 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERVASIVE
Extensive
Hand-crafted
Threatening
Wealthy
Underground
Extensive
"Pervasive" means widely prevalent, or "extensive." One might talk about the "pervasive influence" of a new idea or invention.
Example Question #3142 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSTIC
Ordinary
Oxidized
Shabby
Rural
Petite
Rural
"Rustic" means relating to the countryside, or "rural."
Example Question #3143 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUCOLIC
Pastoral
Urbane
Lighthearted
Welcoming
Futuristic
Pastoral
"Bucolic" is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life." While "lighthearted" and "welcoming" might seem like good answers because of the "pleasant" connotation of "bucolic," "pastoral" is the closest synonym of "bucolic" amongst the answer choices because one meaning of "pastoral" is "portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form," usually used to refer to works of art. So, the correct answer is "pastoral."
Example Question #3144 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LATTER
Unstable
Adorable
Final
Developed
Morose
Final
Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.
Example Question #3145 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Wayward
Intelligent
Bold
Careful
Sneaky
Wayward
Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #3146 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Financial
Irate
Corresponding
Civic
Preposterous
Civic
Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.
Example Question #3147 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCENDANT
Qualitative
Consistent
Up-and-coming
Faltering
Sinking
Up-and-coming
“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3148 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERMINAL
Timid
Mistaken
Crass
Final
Capricious
Final
"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.
Example Question #2243 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Comical
Ruffled
Inflicted
Indecisive
Full
Full
"Replete" means full or complete.
Example Question #3149 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Connected
Miniature
Different
Residential
Similar
Different
"Divergent" means different.
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