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 #601 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

AMENABLE

Possible Answers:

Agreeable

Mean

Unpleasant

Handy

Pious

Correct answer:

Agreeable

Explanation:

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 #602 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

MERCENARY

Possible Answers:

Verbose

Normal

Greedy

Amusing

Perplexing

Correct answer:

Greedy

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Perfect

Sparse

Squalid

Imaginative

Harmful

Correct answer:

Harmful

Explanation:

"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.

Example Question #603 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Gruesome

Moral

Ingenious

Flowing

Soaked

Correct answer:

Gruesome

Explanation:

"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.

Example Question #2152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FRUITFUL

Possible Answers:

Arid

Wild

Foolish

Misleading

Fertile

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #1354 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Alert

Memorable

Disturbed

Eager

Unconscious

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Married

Contemptuous

Proximal

Attuned

Self-confessed

Correct answer:

Self-confessed

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Spacious

Destitute

Savage

Sluggish

Euphoric

Correct answer:

Savage

Explanation:

"Feral" means wild or savage; Destitute means poor; Spacious means roomy; Euphoric means extremely happy; and Sluggish means slow moving.

Example Question #2154 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

INTENSE

Possible Answers:

strange

vigorous

lethargic

rural

palateable

Correct answer:

vigorous

Explanation:

"Intense" means of extreme force or strength, or vigorous.

Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.

IRREPRESSIBLE

Possible Answers:

Racous

Occasional

Pleasant

Catastrophic

Unquenchable

Correct answer:

Unquenchable

Explanation:

"Irrepressible" means unable to be repressed or controlled, or unquenchable.

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