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Example Questions
Example Question #1391 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUCIVE
Angular
Tepid
Helpful
Outgoing
Correct
Helpful
"Conducive" means helpful or tending to produce.
Example Question #64 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SANGUINE
Determined
Credible
Hissing
Civilized
Bloody
Bloody
"Sanguine" means bloody or cheerful. The Latin root word, "sanguis," means blood.
Example Question #1392 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMENABLE
Pious
Unpleasant
Handy
Mean
Agreeable
Agreeable
Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.
Example Question #66 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCENARY
Amusing
Normal
Perplexing
Verbose
Greedy
Greedy
The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.
Example Question #1393 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIDIOUS
Imaginative
Sparse
Harmful
Perfect
Squalid
Harmful
"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.
Example Question #1394 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MACABRE
Moral
Flowing
Soaked
Gruesome
Ingenious
Gruesome
"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.
Example Question #1395 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUITFUL
Wild
Arid
Foolish
Misleading
Fertile
Fertile
"Fruitful" means fertile.
Example Question #1396 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Disturbed
Unconscious
Memorable
Eager
Alert
Unconscious
"Comatose" means unconscious.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVOWED
Self-confessed
Contemptuous
Married
Proximal
Attuned
Self-confessed
"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.
Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FERAL
Savage
Destitute
Sluggish
Spacious
Euphoric
Savage
"Feral" means wild or savage; Destitute means poor; Spacious means roomy; Euphoric means extremely happy; and Sluggish means slow moving.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
