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 #3151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

hasty

delicious

dirty

unpleasant

homemade

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

succesional

threatening

jovial

ongoing

regal

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

talkative

twisting

risky

portable

ancient

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

Example Question #2253 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

forboding

natural

verbose

endless

rotational

Correct answer:

endless

Explanation:

"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.

Example Question #2397 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PREMEDITATED

Possible Answers:

malicious

adventurous 

violent

intentional

synchronized

Correct answer:

intentional

Explanation:

"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.

Example Question #2254 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PERIPATETIC

Possible Answers:

nomadic

loving

underwater

reduction

jovial

Correct answer:

nomadic

Explanation:

"Peripatetic" means traveling from place to place, or nomadic.

Example Question #3152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COEVAL

Possible Answers:

language

contemporary

zeal

lectern

covering

Correct answer:

contemporary

Explanation:

A "coeval" is a person the same age as yourself, or a contemporary.

Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Incessant

Possible Answers:

Continual

Lucid

Irritable

Hostile

Morose

Correct answer:

Continual

Explanation:

"Incessant" means continual; Hostile means unfriendly; Morose means gloomy; Irritable means annoying; and Lucid means clear.

Example Question #2256 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

EMBRYONIC

Possible Answers:

unpleasant

rudimentary

gloomy

chemical

redacted

Correct answer:

rudimentary

Explanation:

"Embryonic" means undeveloped, or rudimentary.

Example Question #2261 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PERPETUAL

Possible Answers:

nagging

trite

eternal

untied

affectionate

Correct answer:

eternal

Explanation:

"Perpetual" means never-ending, or eternal.

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