All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1578 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Cloudy
Lucid
Nontransparent
Limpid
Clear
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #1579 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Intelligent
Burning
Cozy
Partial
Burdensome
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #824 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Nasty
Generous
Spacious
Friendly
Toilet
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Sheer
Deadly
Cold
Funny
Frightening
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Broken down
On the up
Under budget
Lost the way
Running late
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #827 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Honorable
Dark
Mindful
Lukewarm
Escalating
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #828 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Clandestine
Burly
Marked
Tentative
Dry
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Shocking
Weak
Dry
Commendable
Malleable
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTRID
Causal
Latent
Optimistic
Lethal
Decaying
Decaying
"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURGID
Intimidating
Swollen
Striped
Arrogant
Transparent
Swollen
"Turgid" means swollen.
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