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 #2151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Ingenious

Flowing

Soaked

Gruesome

Moral

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:

Fertile

Wild

Arid

Foolish

Misleading

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #2153 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Memorable

Disturbed

Alert

Unconscious

Eager

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"Comatose" means unconscious.

Example Question #2154 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

AVOWED

Possible Answers:

Attuned

Contemptuous

Self-confessed

Proximal

Married

Correct answer:

Self-confessed

Explanation:

"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.

Example Question #2155 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FERAL

Possible Answers:

Spacious

Sluggish

Euphoric

Destitute

Savage

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 #1359 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

INTENSE

Possible Answers:

palateable

vigorous

strange

rural

lethargic

Correct answer:

vigorous

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1401 : Synonyms

Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.

IRREPRESSIBLE

Possible Answers:

Pleasant

Racous

Occasional

Catastrophic

Unquenchable

Correct answer:

Unquenchable

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1402 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CONVOLUTED

Possible Answers:

articulate

complicated

useful

laconic

garrulous

Correct answer:

complicated

Explanation:

"Convoluted" means extremely complex or complicated.

Example Question #2156 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

QUIESCENT.

Possible Answers:

Vigorous

Vivacious 

Inactive

Dynamic 

Energetic 

Correct answer:

Inactive

Explanation:

“Quiescent” means quiet and inactive. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms that mean full of energy.

Example Question #74 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

IMPOTENT

Possible Answers:

cranky

reductive

powerless

formulaic

congruent

Correct answer:

powerless

Explanation:

"Impotent" means unable to take action, or powerless.

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