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Example Question #1981 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CALM
Voracious
Depraved
Serene
Animated
Vivacious
Serene
"Calm" means "serene" and peaceful. "Voracious" means ravenous or very hungry. "Vivacious" means lively or animated. "Depraved" means calm or corrupt.
Example Question #1982 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Deleterious
Oblivious
Congenial
Insatiable
Merry
Insatiable
"Voracious" means ravenous, very hungry, or insatiable. "Congenial" means personable and friendly. "Merry" means cheerful, festive, and light-hearted. "Oblivious" means clueless. "Deleterious" means harmful or pernicious.
Example Question #1983 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPARTIAL
Unbiased
Flippant
Prophetic
Predictable
Frivolous
Unbiased
"Impartial" means "unbiased" and fair. "Prophetic" means clairvoyant or farsighted, able to see the future. Similarly, "predictable" means foreseeable, able to be predicted. "Flippant" and "frivolous" are synonyms.
Example Question #1984 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PETULANT
Peevish
Adept
Scathing
Potent
Adroit
Peevish
"Petulant" and "peevish" both mean sulky and bad tempered. "Scathing" means searingly critical. "Adept" and "adroit" both mean skillful. "Potent" means powerful and strong.
Example Question #1985 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMAGINATIVE
Depraved
Creative
Sympathetic
Expert
Deprived
Creative
"Imaginative" and "creative" are synonyms. "Depraved" means corrupt, and "deprived" means disadvantaged. "Sympathetic" is a near synonym to "empathetic," and "expert" means skillful or knowledgeable.
Example Question #1986 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STINGY
Miserly
Ardent
Fervid
Equivocal
Ambiguous
Miserly
"Stingy" and "miserly" are synonyms that mean cheap. "Fervid" and "ardent" both mean impassioned. "Equivocal" means ambiguous or unclear.
Example Question #1987 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRINGENT
Strict
Loquacious
Merciful
Tenacious
Bountiful
Strict
"Stringent" means "strict" and firm. "Tenacious" means determined and persistent. "Bountiful" means plentiful and abundant. "Loquacious" means talkative, and "merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #1988 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESOLUTE
Pugnacious
Purposeful
Avaricious
Combative
Irascible
Purposeful
"Resolute" means determined and "purposeful." "Avaricious" means greedy, and "irascible" means irritable. "Combative" and "pugnacious" are synonyms meaning aggressive and ready to fight.
Example Question #1989 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSTRIOUS
Frivolous
Flippant
Inconsequential
Meaningful
Distinguished
Distinguished
"Illustrious," "distinguished," and "eminent" are all synonyms. "Meaningful" means significant and consequential. This is an antonym of "inconsequential." "Flippant" and "frivolous" are synonyms.
Example Question #1990 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEDITIOUS
Diligent
Maudlin
Saccharine
Assiduous
Subversive
Subversive
"Seditious" means troublemaking or subversive. "Saccharine" means too sweet and sentimental, and "maudlin" similarly means tearfully and excessively sentimental. "Assiduous," "diligent," and "sedulous" are all synonyms for hardworking.
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