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 #2393 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

dirty

homemade

hasty

delicious

unpleasant

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #2394 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

jovial

succesional

ongoing

regal

threatening

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #2395 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

twisting

ancient

risky

talkative

portable

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

Example Question #2396 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

natural

forboding

endless

verbose

rotational

Correct answer:

endless

Explanation:

"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.

Example Question #2397 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PREMEDITATED

Possible Answers:

malicious

adventurous 

violent

intentional

synchronized

Correct answer:

intentional

Explanation:

"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.

Example Question #1081 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PERIPATETIC

Possible Answers:

jovial

underwater

loving

nomadic

reduction

Correct answer:

nomadic

Explanation:

"Peripatetic" means traveling from place to place, or nomadic.

Example Question #1082 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COEVAL

Possible Answers:

contemporary

covering

language

lectern

zeal

Correct answer:

contemporary

Explanation:

A "coeval" is a person the same age as yourself, or a contemporary.

Example Question #3151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Incessant

Possible Answers:

Continual

Morose

Hostile

Irritable

Lucid

Correct answer:

Continual

Explanation:

"Incessant" means continual; Hostile means unfriendly; Morose means gloomy; Irritable means annoying; and Lucid means clear.

Example Question #1084 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

EMBRYONIC

Possible Answers:

redacted

unpleasant

gloomy

rudimentary

chemical

Correct answer:

rudimentary

Explanation:

"Embryonic" means undeveloped, or rudimentary.

Example Question #2261 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PERPETUAL

Possible Answers:

trite

untied

eternal

affectionate

nagging

Correct answer:

eternal

Explanation:

"Perpetual" means never-ending, or eternal.

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