All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2211 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EVOCATIVE
Abrupt
Graceful
Redolent
Tasteless
Clumsy
Redolent
"Evocative" and "redolent" are synonyms. "Graceful" means elegant or fluid, and "tasteless" is the opposite of tasteful. "Clumsy" means physically awkward, and "abrupt" means sudden.
Example Question #2212 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREFATORY
Garrulous
Introductory
Convivial
Arboreal
Loquacious
Introductory
A "preface" is a type of introduction, so something "prefatory" would be "introductory." "Garrulous" and "loquacious" are two synonyms for talkative. "Convivial" means cheerful. "Arboreal" is a word used to describe trees (think of Arbor Day).
Example Question #2213 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAMISHED
Pugnacious
Ravenous
Forthcoming
Hideous
Imminent
Ravenous
"Famished" means super hungry. "Hideous" means extremely ugly, and "pugnacious" means combative. "Imminent" means impending, approaching, or forthcoming.
Example Question #2214 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELIGIBLE
Advantageous
Enterprising
Qualified
Somber
Excruciating
Qualified
To be "eligible" for something is to be qualified for it. "Enterprising" means resourceful, and "excruciating" means very painful. "Somber' means solemn or grave. "Advantageous" means beneficial.
Example Question #2215 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEREMPTORY
Vague
Boisterous
Exotic
Brusque
Distinct
Brusque
"Peremptory" means abrupt and authoritarian. "Vague" means indistinct and unclear. "Distinct" means clear and well-defined. "Boisterous" and "rambunctious" are synonyms, as are "exotic" and "foreign."
Example Question #2216 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBOREAL
Celestial
Terrestrial
Aquatic
Waterlike
Treelike
Treelike
"Arboreal" is an adjective used to describe things related to or dwelling in trees, not water. "Terrestrial" describes things of the earth, and "aquatic" describes things of the water. "Celestial" means heavenly.
Example Question #2217 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADEPT
Magnanimous
Adroit
Peachy
Dire
Leery
Adroit
"Adept" means "adroit." 'Peachy" means fine, and "leery' means cautious. "Magnanimous" means generous. "Dire" means urgent.
Example Question #2218 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Heavenly
Elliptical
Intuitive
Incomprehensible
Elusive
Heavenly
"Celestial" means heavenly, either in the holy sense or the planetary sense. "Elliptical" means obscure or difficult to understand. "Elusive" and "evasive" are synonyms, as are "intuitive" and "insightful."
Example Question #2219 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JINGOISTIC
Avaricious
Garrulous
Patriotic
Opulent
Xenophobic
Patriotic
"Jingoistic" means excessively patriotic or nationalistic. While this attitude often accompanies "xenophobia," or fear of foreign people and cultures, the two words are not synonymous. "Avaricious" means greedy, and "opulent" means very wealthy. "Garrulous" means talkative.
Example Question #2220 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEACHY
Fine
Grotesque
Rotten
Simple
Elegant
Fine
If something is "peachy" it is "fine" or even excellent. "Rotten" and "decaying" are synonyms, as are "grotesque" and "deformed." "Simple" and "complex" are antonyms, as are "elegant" and "graceless."
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources