All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BLATANT
unpleasant
old
obvious
satisfactory
manageable
obvious
"Blatant:" lacking in subtlety, or obvious.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
IRRATIONAL
Horrid
Flexible
Groundless
Perfect
Unknown
Groundless
"Irrational" means making no logical sense, or groundless.
Example Question #3041 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POLEMICAL.
Outlandish
Determined
Whimsical
Controversial
Bossy
Controversial
“Polemical” is a noun used to describe a passionate and controversial argument. For clarification, whimsical means quirky or weird; outlandish means eccentric, bold and bizarre.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
FLUMMOXED
baffled
hilarious
chemical
transformed
appropriate
baffled
"Flummoxed" means bewildered, perplexed, or baffled.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
FLAGRANT
laconic
natural
truthful
blatant
gruesome
blatant
"Flagrant" means obviously and conspicuously in bad taste, or blatant.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
TACIT
implicit
troubled
free
gregarious
polite
implicit
"Tacit" means implicit or understood.
Example Question #3044 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
PLAUSIBLE
Ridiculous
Indifferent
Misleading
Believable
Fragile
Believable
"Plausible" means believable or potentially true, so "believable" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3044 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APOCRYPHAL
False
Tainted
Indecent
Interesting
Scared
False
"Apocryphal" means seemingly true, but actually false. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "apocryphal": "interesting" means holding one's attention or fascinating; "scared" means afraid; "tainted" means adulterated; and "indecent" means not decent or obscene, as one might infer from from the presence of the negative prefix in- in the word.
Example Question #3042 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TENABLE
Forged
Inventive
Sickly
Dusty
Reasonable
Reasonable
"Tenable" means reasonable or able to be defended. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "tenable": "sickly" means looking as if one is ill; "forged" means not authentic; "inventive" means creative; and "dusty" means covered in dust.
Example Question #3045 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INEFFABLE
Inexpressible
Defamed
Prayerful
Shaded
Stolen
Inexpressible
"Ineffable" and "inexpressible" both mean unable to be put into words, so "inexpressible" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "ineffable": "defamed" means slandered; "prayerful" means characterized by prayer; "shaded" means in an area of comparative darkness; and "stolen" means taken without permission.