All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Dictatorial
Ancient
Palpable
Urgent
Glossy
Ancient
"Primordial" is an adjective meaning prehistoric, existing at or from the beginning of time. "Ancient" is an adjective meaning belonging to the very distant past, and is an appropriate synonym.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
menacing
unintelligent
obvious
aggressive
infrequent
infrequent
"Sparse" means scattered, meager, or infrequent.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
gregarious
hungry
meager
thriving
meticulous
meager
Sparse means thinly dispersed or meager.
Example Question #3202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RIFE.
Common
Roomy
Obvious
Rare
Misplaced
Common
“Rife” means common or found frequently. Usually you will hear as part of the expression something was rife with something. For example, her hair was rife with lice. The correct synonym is “common.”
Example Question #1132 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEREFT.
Surfeit
Excess
Donate
Surplus
Lacking
Lacking
To be “bereft” means to be lacking. As in, “she was bereft of ideas, having tried everything.” For clarification, "excess," "surfeit" and "surplus" are all synonyms and mean to have too much of something; as such they are antonyms of “bereft” and “lacking.”
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INEXHAUSTIBLE
weary
fluid
unlimited
few
rampant
unlimited
"Inexhaustible" means existing in abundance, or unlimited.
Example Question #3203 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABUNDANT.
Serendipitous
Vain
Miserable
Plentiful
Poignant
Plentiful
“Abundant” means plentiful, or well-supplied. For clarification, serendipitous means fortunate or relating to good fortune; vain can either mean pointless when used to describe an activity or action or it can mean obsessed with one’s own image if used to describe a person; poignant means moving, or particularly penetrating and perceptive.
Example Question #3204 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Abundant
Implacable
Diminutive
Dehydrated
Famished
A lot
A lot
"Abundant" means a lot; Diminutive means small; Famished means starving or without food; Dehydrated means without water or thirsty; and Implacable means cannot be be satsifed.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CUMULATIVE
poignant
trite
amassed
selective
alleged
amassed
"Cumulative" means increasing in quantity by successive additions, or amassed.
Example Question #2453 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFICIENT
Beneficial
Customary
Concise
Inadequate
Wordy
Inadequate
"Deficient" means lacking or "inadequate." "Concise" means brief or terse. "Wordy" means verbose or having too many words. "Beneficial" means favorable, advantageous, or helpful to oneself. "Customary" means common or traditional.
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