SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

APATHETIC

Possible Answers:

Uninterested

Corresponding

Peaceful

Snobbish

Challenging

Correct answer:

Uninterested

Explanation:

"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."

Example Question #142 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ALOOF

Possible Answers:

Disastrous 

Charged

Energetic

Distant

Substantial

Correct answer:

Distant

Explanation:

"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."

Example Question #143 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BLITHE

Possible Answers:

Candid

Adopted

Hurried

Isolated

Joyful

Correct answer:

Joyful

Explanation:

"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."

Example Question #144 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DESPONDENT

Possible Answers:

Ultimate

Rigid

Hopeless

Bespectacled

Sheer

Correct answer:

Hopeless

Explanation:

"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.  

Example Question #145 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CORDIAL 

Possible Answers:

Courtly

Proper

Friendly

Seasonal

Stuffy

Correct answer:

Friendly

Explanation:

"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 #146 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

VORACIOUS

Possible Answers:

Delicious

Ravenous

Indignant

Explicit

Edible

Correct answer:

Ravenous

Explanation:

"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 #147 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TEPID

Possible Answers:

Unenthusiastic

Stagnant

Invested

Frigid

Scalding

Correct answer:

Unenthusiastic

Explanation:

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 #148 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

KEEN

Possible Answers:

Observant

Quiet

Gloomy

Curved

Enthusiastic

Correct answer:

Enthusiastic

Explanation:

Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

Example Question #149 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SKEPTICAL

Possible Answers:

Doubting

Fetid

Quirky

Ready

Agreeable

Correct answer:

Doubting

Explanation:

Skeptical means having doubt.  

Example Question #150 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INFURIATED

Possible Answers:

Hoodwinked

Overwhelmed

Excluded

Splattered

Enraged

Correct answer:

Enraged

Explanation:

Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.

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