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 #108 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

GERMANE

Possible Answers:

Discerning 

Touchy 

Relevant

Crusty 

Jealous

Correct answer:

Relevant

Explanation:

“Germane” means relevant, so "relevant" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “germane”. “Touchy” means easily upset. “Discerning” means perceptive. “Jealous” means envious. “Crusty” means having a crisp or hard outer layer or covering.

Example Question #109 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

GERMANE

Possible Answers:

Important

Irrelevant

Unimportant

Pertinent

Considerable

Correct answer:

Pertinent

Explanation:

"Germane" is an adjective that means relevant to the topic of discussion, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like relevant. While both "important" and "pertinent" may look like potentially correct answer choices, "important" does not mean relevant, while "pertinent" means relevant. Because "pertinent" is the closest synonym of "germane" amongst the listed answer choices, it is the correct answer.

Example Question #110 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

PROFANE

Possible Answers:

Furious

Rebellious

Unwieldy

Difficult

Indecent

Correct answer:

Indecent

Explanation:

"Profane" means secular, disrespectful, or "indecent."

Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

LEWD

Possible Answers:

Vulgar

Particular

Shining

Limber

Untied

Correct answer:

Vulgar

Explanation:

"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."

Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

ABERRANT

Possible Answers:

Inflected

Ill

Clamorous

Playful

Deviant

Correct answer:

Deviant

Explanation:

"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.

Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

COMMENSURATE

Possible Answers:

Indecisive

Fanciful

Sustained

Slanderous

Equal

Correct answer:

Equal

Explanation:

"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.

Example Question #114 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

AKIN

Possible Answers:

Superficial

Superior

Related

Dissimilar

Unfriendly

Correct answer:

Related

Explanation:

The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.

Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

EXEMPT

Possible Answers:

Flexible

Excused

Maligned

Upset

Burdened

Correct answer:

Excused

Explanation:

Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.

Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

UNSCATHED

Possible Answers:

loose

frosty

damaged

determined

intact

Correct answer:

intact

Explanation:

"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.

Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

COLLOQUIAL

Possible Answers:

Harsh

Collectible 

Informal

Antique

Radiant

Correct answer:

Informal

Explanation:

"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."

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