SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #41 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SAVOR.
Enjoy
Wanton
Saint
Flourish
Somnolent
Enjoy
To savor something means to enjoy something unhurriedly. For clarification, to "flourish" means to do well or be healthy; "wanton" means random, lacking reason; "somnolent" means sleepy.
Example Question #42 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CHOREOGRAPHED.
Constructed
Meandered
Implied
Arranged
Frightened
Arranged
“Choreographed” means arranged as in “choreographed dance routine.” For clarification, "meander" is a type of slow, indirect movement usually seen in rivers.
Example Question #43 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STUPEFY.
Foolish
Antagonize
Laud
Jubilant
Astonish
Astonish
If you are “stupefied” by something you are astonished by it. For clarification, "jubilant" means very happy; "antagonize" means to irritate; "laud" means to praise.
Example Question #44 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VARIEGATE.
Caring
Deleterious
Virtuous
Change
Apathy
Change
“Variegate” is a transitive verb that means to add variety to or change the look of something. So the correct answer is “change.” For clarification, "deleterious" means harmful; "virtuous" means good; "apathy" is an antonym of caring.
Example Question #45 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SOMNOLENT.
Sleepy
Kind
Effusive
Saintly
Intransigent
Sleepy
“Somnolent” is an adjective that describes someone who is feeling sleepy. For clarification, "intransigent" means stubborn and inflexible; "effusive" means demonstrative.
Example Question #46 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF.
Skeptical
Ascetic
Foolish
Distant
Favorable
Distant
To be “aloof” means to be remote and distant in manner. For clarification, someone who is "skeptical" is doubtful and critical; an "ascetic" is someone who rejects material comforts.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT.
Create
Ignore
Lose
Administer
Forgive
Ignore
To “flout” something means to ignore or break as in “he flouted the rules.”
Example Question #47 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BIDE.
Disagree
Uncommon
Hit
Wait
Scream
Wait
To “bide” means to wait as in “to bide one’s time.”
Example Question #47 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSIST.
Convalesce
Prudent
Defeat
Exist
Acrid
Exist
“Subsist” means to manage to live, or exist. For clarification, to be "prudent" means to be wise and judicial; "acrid" describes thick smoke; "convalesce" means to recover or recuperate.
Example Question #48 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAJOLE.
Canon
Judge
Encourage
Recuperate
Laud
Encourage
To “cajole” someone means to forcibly encourage. For clarification, "recuperate" means to recover or convalesce; "laud" means to praise; "canon" is a type of general rule or religious custom.
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