SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #1344 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONDUCIVE

Possible Answers:

Tepid

Angular

Helpful

Correct

Outgoing

Correct answer:

Helpful

Explanation:

"Conducive" means helpful or tending to produce.

Example Question #1345 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SANGUINE

Possible Answers:

Determined

Civilized

Hissing

Bloody

Credible

Correct answer:

Bloody

Explanation:

"Sanguine" means bloody or cheerful. The Latin root word, "sanguis," means blood.

Example Question #2143 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AMENABLE

Possible Answers:

Mean

Unpleasant

Agreeable

Handy

Pious

Correct answer:

Agreeable

Explanation:

Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.

Example Question #2144 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MERCENARY

Possible Answers:

Normal

Verbose

Greedy

Perplexing

Amusing

Correct answer:

Greedy

Explanation:

The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.

Example Question #2145 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INSIDIOUS

Possible Answers:

Sparse

Harmful

Perfect

Squalid

Imaginative

Correct answer:

Harmful

Explanation:

"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.

Example Question #2151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Ingenious

Flowing

Soaked

Gruesome

Moral

Correct answer:

Gruesome

Explanation:

"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.

Example Question #2152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FRUITFUL

Possible Answers:

Fertile

Wild

Arid

Foolish

Misleading

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #2153 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Memorable

Disturbed

Alert

Unconscious

Eager

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"Comatose" means unconscious.

Example Question #2154 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AVOWED

Possible Answers:

Attuned

Contemptuous

Self-confessed

Proximal

Married

Correct answer:

Self-confessed

Explanation:

"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.

Example Question #2155 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FERAL

Possible Answers:

Spacious

Sluggish

Euphoric

Destitute

Savage

Correct answer:

Savage

Explanation:

"Feral" means wild or savage; Destitute means poor; Spacious means roomy; Euphoric means extremely happy; and Sluggish means slow moving.

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