All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Urgent
Harmless
Flexible
Kindly
Violent
Kindly
Someone who is benevolent is kindly, helpful, or friendly. The root word is "bene," Latin for "good."
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Wandering
Incoherence
Evasion
Spin
Journey
Evasion
Circumlocution is the act of talking around the point instead of getting directly to it; it's speaking evasively or indirectly. The roots are "circum", Latin for "around", and "locut-" Latin for "speaking;" "circumlocution" is "around-speaking."
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Convincing
Urgent
Hidden
Deluded
Machine-like
Convincing
Something that is cogent is logical, sensible, and intelligent. It comes from the Latin root "cog-" meaning "think/know", as in "cognition" (the act of thinking or knowing) and "incognito" (unknown, or under cover).
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Obese
Friendly
Thoughtful
Rotting
Unified
Obese
Someone who is corpulent is very fat, or obese. This comes from the Latin root "corp-", meaning body, as in "corpse" and "incorporate."
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREDULITY
Fidelity
Misery
Hilarity
Gullibility
Cruelty
Gullibility
Credulity is the condition of being eager to believe something, so the synonym is gullibility. The Latin root here is "cred-", which means to believe, as in "credit" (being willing to trust or believe someone or something), and "incredible" (unbelievable).
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIMINUTIVE
Degrading
Tiny
Insulting
Funny
Stupid
Tiny
"Diminutive" means small, so the synonym you want is "tiny." This comes from the Latin root "minute," meaning a small thing, as in "minute" (small measure of time) and "mini-" (a prefix meaning anything small in size) or "minus" (to make smaller by subtracting).
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Identification
Carnage
Cusp
Transfer
Loyalty
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #2243 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
New
Free
Malevolent
Scholarly
Central
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
Example Question #2991 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NULLIFY
Rest
Lurk
Persuade
Cancel
Clean
Cancel
"To nullify" is to cancel. The Latin root word, "nullus," means no or none.
Example Question #2992 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COPIOUS
Plentiful
Tiring
Hackneyed
Melodramatic
Distinct
Plentiful
"Copious" means plentiful or large in quantity. The Latin root word, "copia," means abundance.
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