SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

DESPONDENT

Possible Answers:

Bespectacled

Rigid

Sheer

Hopeless

Ultimate

Correct answer:

Hopeless

Explanation:

"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.  

Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

CORDIAL 

Possible Answers:

Stuffy

Courtly

Proper

Seasonal

Friendly

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 #1691 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

VORACIOUS

Possible Answers:

Ravenous

Indignant

Delicious

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 #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

TEPID

Possible Answers:

Unenthusiastic

Frigid

Scalding

Stagnant

Invested

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 #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

KEEN

Possible Answers:

Observant

Gloomy

Quiet

Curved

Enthusiastic

Correct answer:

Enthusiastic

Explanation:

Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

SKEPTICAL

Possible Answers:

Fetid

Ready

Agreeable

Doubting

Quirky

Correct answer:

Doubting

Explanation:

Skeptical means having doubt.  

Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

INFURIATED

Possible Answers:

Excluded

Enraged

Overwhelmed

Splattered

Hoodwinked

Correct answer:

Enraged

Explanation:

Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.

Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

CONTRITE

Possible Answers:

Remorseful

Dignified 

Diminutive 

Transparent

Discreet

Correct answer:

Remorseful

Explanation:

Contrite means remorseful and filled with the desire to repent.  

Example Question #40 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

IRATE

Possible Answers:

Furious

Legal

Rapid

Melancholy

Longitudinal

Correct answer:

Furious

Explanation:

Irate means very angry or furious.

Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

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

SENSATIONAL

Possible Answers:

Tactile

Muted

Garrulous

Thought-provoking 

Shocking 

Correct answer:

Shocking 

Explanation:

Sensational means causing great public excitement, or shocking.

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