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 #1684 : Synonyms

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

RECLUSIVELY

Possible Answers:

rowdily

Hermitically

Dolefully

Fallaciously

Histrionically

Correct answer:

Hermitically

Explanation:

"Reclusive" means "hermitic" or solitary. "Fallacious" is a synonym for "false." "Doleful" means mournful. "Histrionic" means melodramatic and overly theatrical. "Rowdy" is a synonym for "boisterous."

Example Question #1685 : Synonyms

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

CRAVENLY

Possible Answers:

Resiliently

Profligately

Saccharinely

Abjectly

Lugubriously

Correct answer:

Abjectly

Explanation:

"Craven" means cowardly or abject. "Profligate" means wasteful. "Lugubrious" means glum and morose. "Saccharine" means overly sweet and sentimental. "Resilient" means strong and able to withstand great adversity.

Example Question #1686 : Synonyms

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

ONEROUSLY

Possible Answers:

Petulantly

Arduously

Treacherously

Presumptuous

Intractably

Correct answer:

Arduously

Explanation:

"Onerous" means "arduous," difficult, and burdensome. "Treacherous" and "traitorous" are synonyms, as are "petulant" and "peevish." "Intractable" is a synonym for "stubborn." "Presumptuous" is a synonym for "brazen."

Example Question #1687 : Synonyms

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

ABSTEMIOUSLY

Possible Answers:

Mordantly

Prodigally

Grandiloquently

Moderately

Salubriously

Correct answer:

Moderately

Explanation:

"Abstemious" means temperate, moderate. "Grandiloquent" is a synonym for pompous. "Salubrious" and "healthful" are synonyms, as are "prodigal" and "wasteful." "Mordant," "trenchant," and "caustic" are all synonyms.

Example Question #1688 : Synonyms

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

GUILELESSLY

Possible Answers:

Strenuously

Wantonly

Ingenuously

Onerously

Stringently

Correct answer:

Ingenuously

Explanation:

"Guileless" means ingenuous, innocent, and naive. "Onerous" means difficult and laborious. "Strenuous" similarly means arduous. "Stringent" means rigid and strict. "Wanton" means immoral or promiscuous.

Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

BOMBASTICALLY

Possible Answers:

Complaisantly

Acrimoniously

Smarmily

Pompously

Ingratiatingly

Correct answer:

Pompously

Explanation:

"Bombastic" is a synonym for grandiloquent and pompous. "Complaisant" is a synonym for "acquiescent" and "amenable." "Ingratiating" and "smarmy" are synonyms. "Acrimonious" means caustic or bitter.

Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

CONTRITELY

Possible Answers:

Illustriously

Parsimoniously

Superciliously

Penitently

Haughtily

Correct answer:

Penitently

Explanation:

"Contrite" means penitent or repentant. "Haughty" and "supercilious" are synonyms that both mean stuck up, conceited. "Illustrious" means distinguished or eminent. "Parsimonious" means stingy or cheap.

Example Question #163 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

ACRIMONIOUSLY

Possible Answers:

Ambivalently

Bitterly

Stealthily

Surreptitiously

Petulantly

Correct answer:

Bitterly

Explanation:

"Acrimonious" is a synonym for "acerbic" and "bitter." To be "ambivalent" is to have mixed feeling about something. "Surreptitious" and "stealthy" are both synonyms for furtive. "Petulant" is another word for peevish, grumpy, or irritable.

Example Question #164 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

VAPIDLY

Possible Answers:

Congenially

Eminently

Dully

Palatably

Pristinely

Correct answer:

Dully

Explanation:

"Vapid" means dull and boring. "Eminent" means prominent and distinguished. "Palatable" means acceptable or edible, depending on the context, and "pristine" means spotless. "Congenial" means personable and friendly.

Example Question #165 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

INGENUOUSLY

Possible Answers:

Dissolutely

Impertinently

Forbiddingly

Naively

Insolently

Correct answer:

Naively

Explanation:

"Ingenuous" means naive or childlike with innocence. This is an antonym for "dissolute," or depraved. "Forbidding" means grim or unwelcoming. "Insolent" and "impertinent" both mean impudent.

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