All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3181 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Deceptive
Suave
Mature
Cosmopolitan
Young
Young
"Juvenile" means young.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
ERRATIC
pretty
large
violent
unpredictable
antique
unpredictable
Erratic means not having a regular pattern, or unpredictable.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTABLE
Thirsty
Formulaic
Mobile
Debatable
Inconsistent
Mobile
Portable means movable or mobile.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIODICAL
Grammatical
Investigative
Syntactical
Occasional
Journalistic
Occasional
"Periodical" and "occasional" are synonyms describing periods of time. The other words do not have meanings that relate to time.
Example Question #2293 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOMENTARY
Eternal
Sentimental
Momentum
Timeless
Passing
Passing
"Momentary" and "passing" are synonymous adjectives similar in meaning to the word fleeting or temporary. The other words do not have related meanings. "Eternal" and "timeless" are synonyms describing the property of being immutable.
Example Question #2294 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANACHRONISTIC
Recent
Elderly
Senior
From another time
Soon
From another time
"Elderly" and "senior" are both closely related in meaning. These answer choices, however, are not perfectly aligned with "anachronistic," which is in fact synonymous with from a time other than the present time. "Soon" and "recent" are also closely related words related to time, they are more specific terms than anachronistic.
Example Question #2295 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROVISIONAL
Permanent
Erroneous
Aloof
Temporary
Elusive
Temporary
The adjective "provisional" means temporary, conditional, designed to be impermanent. Additionally, "permanent" means lasting forever; "elusive" means hard to catch, hard to find, hard to identify; "erroneous" means based on a mistaken belief; "aloof" means distant and withdrawn, detached from human contact and unfriendly.
Example Question #2291 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTIGUOUS
Adjoining
Beatific
Incendiary
Abominable
Capricious
Adjoining
The adjective "contiguous" means not separate, touching one another, adjacent, or adjoining. Additionally, "beatific" means joyous and blissful; "incendiary" means flammable or likely to cause an offended and passionate reaction; "capricious" means fickle, inconsistent, and changeable; and "abominable" means loathsome and hated.
Example Question #2442 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEXORABLE
Poised
Indispensable
Unscathed
Relentless
Abstruse
Relentless
The adjective "inexorable" means unstoppable, "relentless," impossible to prevent from happening. Additionally, "unscathed" means unharmed by; "indispensable" means vital, needed, essential; "abstruse" means (of knowledge) hard to understand, esoteric, arcane, recondite; "poised" means showing calm and composure in a stressful situation.
Example Question #2296 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPITOUS
Loose
Dormant
Steep
Wide
Narrow
Steep
The adjective "precipitous" means dangerously steep, sheer. It can also mean sudden and abrupt. Additionally, "dormant" means sleeping, at rest, not active.