All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #781 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Cloudy
Nontransparent
Clear
Limpid
Lucid
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #782 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Cozy
Partial
Intelligent
Burdensome
Burning
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #783 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Toilet
Spacious
Friendly
Nasty
Generous
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #784 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Funny
Frightening
Cold
Deadly
Sheer
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #785 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
On the up
Lost the way
Running late
Under budget
Broken down
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Lukewarm
Mindful
Dark
Honorable
Escalating
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Marked
Burly
Tentative
Clandestine
Dry
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Commendable
Dry
Weak
Malleable
Shocking
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
Example Question #786 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTRID
Lethal
Causal
Optimistic
Latent
Decaying
Decaying
"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.
Example Question #787 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURGID
Swollen
Arrogant
Striped
Transparent
Intimidating
Swollen
"Turgid" means swollen.