All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2525 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Hopeless
Aimless
Luckless
Tasteless
Helpless
Tasteless
The adjective "insipid" means lacking flavor, tasteless. Additionally, "aimless" means without goals or direction; "luckless" means unfortunate, hapless.
Example Question #2526 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXQUISITE
Delightful
Abrasive
Appalling
Unnerving
Disheartening
Delightful
The adjective "exquisite" means lovely, beautiful, and delightful. "Appalling" means disgusting and shocking or horrifying and sickening; "disheartening" means causing one to lose faith, making one less optimistic; "unnerving" means unsettling and making one feel nervous and uncomfortable; and "abrasive" means rude and obnoxious.
Example Question #2527 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACKLUSTER
Grandiose
Uninspired
Munificent
Amenable
Inimical
Uninspired
The adjective "lackluster" means underwhelming, uninspiring. Additionally, "amenable" means cooperative, open to a suggestion; "munificent" means generous; "inimical" means unfriendly; "grandiose" means extravagant, luxurious, ostentatious.
Example Question #2528 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROTEAN
Mutable
Erratic
Dilatory
Early
Putative
Mutable
"Protean" means changing, "mutable," or variable. "Putative" means presumed or supposed, and "erratic" means random. "Early" is an antonym of "late." "Dilatory" means either slow to act or tending to cause delays, depending on the context.
Example Question #2529 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADULATORY
Accusative
Fearful
Conjectural
Speculative
Complimentary
Complimentary
"Adulation" means praise and compliments, so "adulatory" means complimentary or praising. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative." "Fearful" is a synonym for "frightened" and "afraid." "Accusative" means the same thing as "accusatory."
Example Question #2530 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASININE
Astute
Stupid
Perspicacious
Wholesome
Endemic
Stupid
"Asinine" means "stupid" or foolish. This is somewhat of an antonym for "astute," or intelligent. "Perspicacious" similarly means sharp and discerning. If something is "endemic" to a region, it is native to that region. "Wholesome" means healthy.
Example Question #2381 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVEN
Devilish
Abject
Obsequious
enigmatic
Bucolic
Abject
"Craven" means "abject" and cowardly. "Devilish" is the adjective form of "devil." "Obsequious" means flattering and fawning, and "bucolic" means rustic or rural. "Enigmatic" is a synonym for "mysterious."
Example Question #3287 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMUTABLE
Unchanging
protean
Inconsistent
Heinous
Elaborate
Unchanging
"Immutable" means "unchanging." This is the opposite of "protean," which means malleable and ever-changing. "Inconsistent" is an antonym for "consistent," and "elaborate" is a synonym for "complex" or intricate. "Heinous" means dreadful or atrocious.
Example Question #3288 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MITIGATED
Exacerbated
Alert
Capricious
Exigent
Lessened
Lessened
To "mitigate" is to lessen or alleviate the severity of something. This is an antonym of "exacerbate," which means to make something worse or more extreme. "Exigent" means urgent and pressing. "Alert" means vigilant or watchful, and "capricious" means fickle and changing.
Example Question #3289 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHEMERAL
Indulgent
Frantic
Adulterated
Erratic
Fleeting
Fleeting
"Ephemeral" means "fleeting," short-lived, and brief. "Adulterated" is a synonym for "contaminated," and "erratic" is a synonym for "unpredictable." "Frantic" means frenzied, and "indulgent" means permissive or lenient.