All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #931 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Jolly
Fanatic
Spiritual
Engaged
Obese
Jolly
"Merry" is used to describe someone or something that is happy and pleasant. One might write, "His neighbors adored his merry, upbeat attitude."
Example Question #932 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Apathetic
Jocular
Wise
Excessive
Sullen
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #933 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Challenging
Snobbish
Uninterested
Peaceful
Corresponding
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #934 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Charged
Energetic
Substantial
Disastrous
Distant
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #935 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Isolated
Joyful
Adopted
Hurried
Candid
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #936 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Ultimate
Sheer
Bespectacled
Hopeless
Rigid
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #937 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Friendly
Proper
Stuffy
Seasonal
Courtly
Friendly
"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.
Example Question #938 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Explicit
Ravenous
Delicious
Edible
Indignant
Ravenous
"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.
Example Question #939 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Stagnant
Unenthusiastic
Frigid
Invested
Scalding
Unenthusiastic
You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.
Example Question #938 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Curved
Quiet
Observant
Enthusiastic
Gloomy
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.