All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #771 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KITSCHY
Old-fashioned
Adorable
Chipper
Gaudy
Unconventional
Gaudy
"Kitschy" and "gaudy" are both words to describe something that is cheap and tacky.
Example Question #772 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RADIANT
Beaming
Poisonous
Paltry
Enthused
Scientific
Beaming
"Radiant" means luminous, or "beaming."
Example Question #811 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Benevolent
Putrid
Sumptuous
Opaque
Complex
Sumptuous
"Opulent" is an adjective that means lavish, and since "sumptuous" means expensive-looking, it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "opulent," so it is the correct answer.
Example Question #773 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PULCHRITUDE
Beauty
Removal
Exit
Conception
Nightmare
Beauty
"Pulchritude" means beauty, so "beauty" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "pulchritude": "exit" means departure; "conception" means start; "nightmare" means bad dream; and "removal" means elimination.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERVIOUS
Insignificant
Independent
Unaffected
Stained
Flawless
Unaffected
"Impervious" means not letting things pass through, or unaffected by something. One might write, "While everyone else got sick, Michael seemed impervious to germs."
Example Question #774 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEBULOUS
Celebrated
Nefarious
Indistinct
Morose
Concrete
Indistinct
“Nebulous” means murky or indistinct. For clarification, "morose" means very sad; "nefarious" means wicked or infamous.
Example Question #775 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRIDENT
Harsh
Immature
Retroactive
Written
Ambiguous
Harsh
"Strident" means loud or harsh.
Example Question #776 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Munificent
Light
Wise
Bifocal
Audible
Light
“Diaphanous” means light, and is most commonly used to describe fabric or material. For clarification, "audible" means able to be heard; "bifocal" means having two focal lengths,and refers to a type of glasses; "munificent" means very generous.
Example Question #777 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Business-like
Intelligent
Portly
Unhealthy
Commandeering
Portly
Corpulent literally means fat, or having a large body. The only one of the answer choices that means fat is "portly."
You may have seen the root "corp" and thought of words like corporation or corporal, but the root of each of those words actually has to do with the Latin word "corpus," which literally means body.
Example Question #778 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
PELLUCID
Clear
Extravagant
Voluntary
Crimson
Awful
Clear
"Pellucid" means clear or transparent. The root word "lucere" means to shine in Latin. So, the best answer choice is "clear."