All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3211 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEAGER
Enthusiastic
Valuable
Selfish
Surprising
Inadequate
Inadequate
"Meager" means lacking in regard to a requirement, or "inadequate."
Example Question #3212 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MYRIAD
Suspicious
Stunning
Extreme
Countless
Persuasive
Countless
"Myriad" means too numerous to be counted, or "countless."
Example Question #3213 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPACIOUS
Heroic
Diminutive
Spacious
Audible
Brilliant
Spacious
"Capacious" means spacious or roomy. "Diminutive" means small. "Heroic" means brave or courageous. "Brillant" means smart. "Audible" means able to be heard.
Example Question #3214 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSAIC
Advanced
Commonplace
Literary
Excessive
Descriptive
Commonplace
"Prosaic" means dull and ordinary. While it sounds like "prose," which could evoke literary associations, it does not mean literary. The best answer is "commonplace."
Example Question #3215 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Overflowing
Recognized
Replenished
Overused
Hackneyed
Overflowing
"Replete" means containing many of something or full of something. (Example: "Maria's essay was replete with errors; every other word was spelled incorrectly.") The word that is closest in meaning is therefore "overflowing."
Example Question #3216 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Opposite
Painted
Perfect
Varied
Handcrafted
Varied
Diverse means showing variety, or varied.
Example Question #3217 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Exact
Reasonable
Woeful
Approximate
Excessive
Excessive
“Exorbitant” is an adjective that refers to a price or amount charged and means “unreasonably high,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “unreasonably high.” That means that “reasonable” cannot be the correct answer, because “reasonable” means “as much as is appropriate,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “exorbitant.” “Excessive,” however, is an adjective that means “more than is necessary, normal, or desirable,” and because “excessive” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “exorbitant,” “excessive” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3217 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Residential
Dynamic
Varied
Critical
Empathetic
Varied
"Diverse" means varied.
Example Question #2462 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCESSIVE
Too much
Insufficient
Malodorous
Delightful
Decorative
Too much
"Excessive" means too much.
Example Question #3218 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Joyful
Imprudent
Facile
Excessive
Hapless
Excessive
"Exorbitant" means excessive; Facile means easy; Hapless means unlucky; Imprudent means not careful; and Joyful means very happy.