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Example Question #1941 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENDABLE
Approval
Spacious
Agreeable
Praiseworthy
Forceful
Praiseworthy
"Commendable" means praiseworthy.
Example Question #1942 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMSPECT
Visible
Imprudent
Talkative
Uncareful
Cautious
Cautious
"Circumspect" means careful.
Example Question #1943 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUERILE
Affectionate
Juvenile
National
Questionable
Insecure
Juvenile
"Puerile" means immature or juvenile.
Example Question #1944 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAUCHE
Sinister
Tactless
Tiring
Average
Direct
Tactless
"Gauche" means lacking social grace, awkward, or tactless.
Example Question #1945 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROVINCIAL
Cuffed
Broken
Affordable
Narrow-minded
Intensive
Narrow-minded
"Provincial" means narrow-minded, unsophisticated, or of a province.
Example Question #1946 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HISTRIONIC
Ragged
Contrite
Dramatic
Dormant
Bright
Dramatic
"Histrionic" means overly-dramatic.
Example Question #1947 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUERILE
Oblivious
Silly
Ceremonial
Limber
Mature
Silly
"Puerile" is an adjective that means "childishly silly and trivial," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "silly" or "trivial." Since "silly" is one of the possible answer choices and none of the other answer choices mean "silly" or "trivial," "silly" is the best—and correct—answer.
Example Question #1948 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINSOME
Talkative
Dynamic
Easy
Charming
Successful
Charming
Winsome means attractive, appealing, or charming.
Example Question #1949 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUERULOUS
Quiescent
Depressed
Fretful
Loud
Angry
Fretful
Someone who is "querulous" complains a lot. So, the best answer choice is "fretful," which means quick to complain. The word "quiescent" means calm and is an antonym of "querulous." The other three words may be characteristics of someone who is querulous, but are not synonyms of "querulous."
Example Question #1950 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HIDEBOUND
Portly
Gregarious
Prejudiced
Comely
Jaunty
Prejudiced
“Hidebound” means narrow-minded and prejudiced. For clarification, comely means cute; portly means big or fat; jaunty means cheerful or dashing; gregarious means outgoing and sociable.
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