All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2414 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHEMERAL
Standard
Short-lived
Commercial
Whimsical
Mature
Short-lived
"Ephemeral" means lasting a short time, or "short-lived."
Example Question #2415 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTEDILUVIAN
Outdated
Fashionable
Circular
Antidote
Soaked
Outdated
"Antediluvian" means ridiculously old-fashioned or outdated.
Example Question #2416 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERMITTENT
Recalcitrant
Morose
Viable
Sporadic
Polarizing
Sporadic
"Intermittent" means not continuous or sporadic.
Example Question #2417 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Perfect
Geographic
Ancient
Unprepared
Obscene
Ancient
"Primordial" means prehistoric or primeval. "Ancient" means extremely old, so it is the closest synonym amongst the answer choices and the correct answer.
Example Question #2418 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONIC
Archaic
Extinct
Transitory
Persistent
Timely
Persistent
"Chronic" is an adjective that means "persisting for a long time or constantly recurring" and often refers to diseases. So, we need to pick out another word that means something like "persistent." While all of the available answer choices have something to do with time, only "persistent" is similar in meaning to "chronic," since "persistent" means "continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period." Because "persistent" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "chronic," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #3171 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPATETIC
Random
Stable
Whimsical
Itinerant
Dormant
Itinerant
"Peripatetic" is an adjective that means "traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods," so we need to find another adjective that means something like "traveling." Since "itinerant" means "traveling from place to place" as an adjective, it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "peripatetic" and the correct answer.
Example Question #3172 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STATIC
Sympathetic
Tedious
Mobile
Stagnant
Active
Stagnant
"Static" means not moving or stagnant. Active and Mobile means movable, so they are antonyms are Static. Sympathetic means to have compassion, Tedious means boring and dull. These last two words have no relation to Static.
Example Question #3173 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSPECTIVE
Positive
Potential
Elusive
Habitual
Shiny
Potential
Prospective means expecting to be something in the future, or having that potential.
Example Question #3174 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HABITUAL
Meandering
Cultural
Continual
Loose
Thoughtful
Continual
Habitual means done as a habit, done constantly, or continual.
Example Question #3175 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGRAINED
Fervent
Established
Formatted
Wild
Correct
Established
Engrained means firmly fixed or established.