All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1511 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIESCENT
Dormant
Restless
Indecisive
Festive
Incisive
Dormant
"Quiescent" is a synonym for "dormant" or inactive. "Incisive" means cutting or trenchant. "Indecisive," on the other hand, means unable to make up one's mind. "Festive" describes the state of merriness, celebration. "Restless" means unable to sit still.
Example Question #1512 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANGENTIAL
Shadowy
Global
Philosophical
Mathematical
Peripheral
Peripheral
Something "tangential" is "peripheral," of very limited relevance to the matter at hand. "Global" means worldwide, and "shadowy" can mean literally or figuratively shady. "Philosophical" can describe lofty, abstract ideas or can describe the academic study of philosophy. Although "tangents" are a mathematical concept, "tangential" is not a synonym for "mathematical."
Example Question #2268 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOPORIFIC
Plain
Joy-inducing
Tacit
Fear-inducing
Sleep-inducing
Sleep-inducing
Something "soporific" will lull someone to sleep, not cause fear or joy. "Plain" is an antonym for "fancy." "Tacit" describes something unspoken or silent but still understood by all.
Example Question #2269 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIABOLICAL
Famished
Inebriated
Putative
Eligible
Devilish
Devilish
"Diabolical" and "devilish" are synonyms. "Putative" means presumed or supposed. "Eligible" means qualified, and "inebriated" is another word for intoxicated or drunk. "Famished" means starving.
Example Question #2270 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUNITIVE
Puerile
Trifling
Fabled
Legendary
Punishing
Punishing
"Punitive" means "punishing." "Trifling" means trivial, unimportant. "Fabled" and "legendary" are synonyms. "Puerile" is another word for juvenile or immature.
Example Question #2271 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACIT
Eligible
Explicit
Unspoken
Jubilant
Ecstatic
Unspoken
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
Example Question #2272 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSUPERABLE
Insurmountable
Zealous
Acrobatic
Cheerful
Repugnant
Insurmountable
"Insuperable" is a synonym for "insurmountable," difficult to overcome. "Zealous" means impassioned, fervent. "Repugnant" means loathsome, vile. "Acrobatic" can mean literally like an acrobat or more figuratively skilled and flexible at physical feats. "Cheerful" is a synonym for "jolly" and "merry."
Example Question #2273 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTANT
Myriad
Not destroyed
Annihilated
Spectacular
Exuberant
Not destroyed
"Extant," which often describes archaeological or historical artifacts, means still in existence, "not destroyed." This is an antonym for "annihilated," or totally destroyed. "Myriad" means innumerable. "Spectacular" is a synonym for "stunning." "Exuberant" means overjoyed.
Example Question #2274 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCURSIVE
Redundant
Thwarted
Alabaster
Digressive
Gravid
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #2275 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPOTIC
Hopeful
Tacit
Archaic
Tyrannical
Macabre
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
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