All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1936 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIMICAL
Destructive
Fruitful
Friendly
Hostile
Benevolent
Hostile
"Inimical" means hostile.
Example Question #1141 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOQUACIOUS
Introverted
Tacit
Reserved
Talkative
Obedient
Talkative
"Loquacious" means talkative.
Example Question #1183 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNIFICENT
Short-sighted
Offensive
Generous
Malevolent
Thrifty
Generous
"Munificent" means generous.
Example Question #1142 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENDABLE
Forceful
Agreeable
Spacious
Praiseworthy
Approval
Praiseworthy
"Commendable" means praiseworthy.
Example Question #1143 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMSPECT
Uncareful
Talkative
Cautious
Visible
Imprudent
Cautious
"Circumspect" means careful.
Example Question #1144 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUERILE
Insecure
Juvenile
Affectionate
National
Questionable
Juvenile
"Puerile" means immature or juvenile.
Example Question #1145 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAUCHE
Tiring
Tactless
Sinister
Direct
Average
Tactless
"Gauche" means lacking social grace, awkward, or tactless.
Example Question #1146 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROVINCIAL
Affordable
Intensive
Narrow-minded
Cuffed
Broken
Narrow-minded
"Provincial" means narrow-minded, unsophisticated, or of a province.
Example Question #1147 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HISTRIONIC
Bright
Dramatic
Ragged
Dormant
Contrite
Dramatic
"Histrionic" means overly-dramatic.
Example Question #1148 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUERILE
Oblivious
Mature
Silly
Limber
Ceremonial
Silly
"Puerile" is an adjective that means "childishly silly and trivial," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "silly" or "trivial." Since "silly" is one of the possible answer choices and none of the other answer choices mean "silly" or "trivial," "silly" is the best—and correct—answer.
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