All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #881 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRAVID
Pregnant
Wizened
Trivial
Dreary
Serpentine
Pregnant
"Gravid" mean "pregnant," either literally with child or figuratively (as in a gravid pause). "Wizened" means withered and shriveled, and "trivial" means trifling, unimportant. "Serpentine" is a synonym for "winding" or tortuous. "Dreary" is a synonym for "dismal."
Example Question #882 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROTUND
Scathing
Plump
Apposite
Stately
Baronial
Plump
"Rotund" means chubby or plump. "Baronial" and "stately" are both synonyms for "grand." "Scathing" means blistering. "Apposite" means apt or appropriate.
Example Question #883 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTENDED
Swollen
Leery
Emaciated
Abstruse
Enthralled
Swollen
The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.
Example Question #884 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Supercilious
Surreptitious
Garbled
Gaudy
Taciturn
Gaudy
The adjective "ostentatious" means excessively pretentious and showy. This is closest in meaning to "gaudy" which means lacking class and good taste, excessively extravagant. Additionally, "garbled" means mixed up; "taciturn" means quiet, silent, reserved; "supercilious" means arrogant, overbearing; "surreptitious" means secretive and sneaky.
Example Question #885 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREPUSCULAR
Ordinary
Dulcet
Twilight
Burnished
Rotund
Twilight
"Crepuscular" describes the "twilight" or dusk. "Dulcet" means sweet-sounding or mellifluous. "Ordinary" means average or normal. "Burnished" means polished or shined by careful rubbing, and "rotund" is a synonym for "plump."
Example Question #886 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESINOUS
Capacious
Turgid
Floral
Exacerbated
Sticky
Sticky
"Resin" is sticky brownish natural substance that oozes from trees (similar to sap). "Capacious" is a synonym for "roomy" or spacious. "Floral" is a synonym for "flowery." "Exacerbated" means made worse or more intense, and "turgid" means swollen or distended.
Example Question #887 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMORPHOUS
Shapeless
Sordid
Winsome
Chartreuse
Penitent
Shapeless
"Amorphous" means "shapeless" or formless, blobby. "Penitent" means repentant or contrite. "Chartreuse" is a vivid shade of yellowish green. "Winsome" is a synonym for visually attractive or appealing. "Sordid" means filthy or squalid.
Example Question #888 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPPERATING
Rotting
Sonorous
Serpentine
Corrugated
Orotund
Rotting
"Suppuration" is rot, pus, or oozing infectious material. "Serpentine" means winding or tortuous. "Orotund" and "sonorous" are synonyms that both mean harmonious or pleasant-sounding. "Corrugated" describes a ridged texture.
Example Question #889 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LILTING
Twinkling
Waving
Hangdog
Sprinkling
Singsong
Singsong
A "lilt" is a melodic rhythmic and falling in a voice that is characteristic to some languages and some individual speakers. A "sprinkle" is a light rain or dusting with liquid. "Undulating" is another word for waving gently, and "twinkling" is another word for sparkling. "Hangdog" means shamefaced, sheepish.
Example Question #890 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUMPTIOUS
Delicious
Noisome
Oblique
Noxious
Equitable
Delicious
"Scrumptious" means very "delicious." "Noisome" describes an extremely unpleasant or vile smell, and "noxious" similarly means toxic or highly unpleasant. These are both near antonyms for "scrumptious." "Equitable" means fair, balanced, or unbiased. "Oblique" is a synonym for "slanting."
Certified Tutor