SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SENSATIONAL

Possible Answers:

Garrulous

Muted

Thought-provoking 

Shocking 

Tactile

Correct answer:

Shocking 

Explanation:

Sensational means causing great public excitement, or shocking.

Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

VOLATILE

Possible Answers:

Charismatic

Bothersome

Mercurial

Seasoned

Stoic

Correct answer:

Mercurial

Explanation:

“Volatile” is an adjective that can mean “easily evaporated” when referring to a substance, “liable to change rapidly and unpredictably,” or when describing a person, “displaying rapid changes of emotion.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “easily evaporated,” “changing rapidly,” or “rapid change of emotion.” That means that “stoic” cannot be the correct answer, because “stoic” means “enduring hardship without showing one’s feelings,” a meaning very distant from that of “volatile.” “Mercurial,” however, is an adjective that can mean “subject to unpredictable changes of mood or mind” when describing a person, and because “mercurial” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “volatile,” “mercurial” is the correct answer.

Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PENSIVE

Possible Answers:

Thoughtful

Sociable

Uplifting

Hurried

Verifiable

Correct answer:

Thoughtful

Explanation:

"Pensive" means thoughtful or reflective. The root wood, "pensare," means to consider.

Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

VEHEMENT

Possible Answers:

Dominant

Passionate

Rebellious

Malignant

Plausible

Correct answer:

Passionate

Explanation:

"Vehement" means passionate or angry.

Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ABJECT

Possible Answers:

Scared

Heavy

Erroneous

Miserable

Unforgettable 

Correct answer:

Miserable

Explanation:

"Abject" means utterly hopeless or miserable.

Example Question #947 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PETULANT

Possible Answers:

Delicious

Logical

Unsound

Irritable

Gifted

Correct answer:

Irritable

Explanation:

"Petulant" means irritable or impatient.

Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

APATHETIC

Possible Answers:

Uninterested

Motivated

Ignorant

Lawless

Aggressive

Correct answer:

Uninterested

Explanation:

"Apathetic" means uninterested or indifferent.

Example Question #952 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ELATED

Possible Answers:

Immediate

Saddened

Delicious

Joyful

Tedious

Correct answer:

Joyful

Explanation:

"Elated" means very happy or overjoyed.

Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

JUBILANT

Possible Answers:

Lavish

Joyful

Juvenile

Stalwart

Morose

Correct answer:

Joyful

Explanation:

"Jubilant" means joyful.

Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HISTRIONIC

Possible Answers:

Ancient

Historical

Tedious

Dull

Dramatic

Correct answer:

Dramatic

Explanation:

"Histrionic" means extremely dramatic.

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