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 #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

delicious

unpleasant

dirty

hasty

homemade

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

jovial

succesional

threatening

regal

ongoing

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

risky

talkative

portable

twisting

ancient

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

Example Question #1081 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

endless

forboding

verbose

rotational

natural

Correct answer:

endless

Explanation:

"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.

Example Question #2393 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PREMEDITATED

Possible Answers:

adventurous 

violent

intentional

synchronized

malicious

Correct answer:

intentional

Explanation:

"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.

Example Question #1082 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PERIPATETIC

Possible Answers:

nomadic

underwater

jovial

reduction

loving

Correct answer:

nomadic

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1081 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COEVAL

Possible Answers:

contemporary

zeal

lectern

language

covering

Correct answer:

contemporary

Explanation:

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

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

Incessant

Possible Answers:

Lucid

Continual

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 #1084 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

EMBRYONIC

Possible Answers:

chemical

redacted

gloomy

unpleasant

rudimentary

Correct answer:

rudimentary

Explanation:

"Embryonic" means undeveloped, or rudimentary.

Example Question #1082 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PERPETUAL

Possible Answers:

eternal

affectionate

nagging

untied

trite

Correct answer:

eternal

Explanation:

"Perpetual" means never-ending, or eternal.

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