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Example Question #1751 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PANGLOSSIAN
Optimistic
Fallacious
Smug
Despondent
Careless
Optimistic
"Panglossian," taken from a novel by Voltaire, is a synonym for "overly optimistic." "Careless" is a synonym for "inattentive" or even reckless. "Despondent" means despairing, and "fallacious" means fictitious or erroneous. "Smug" means self-satisfied.
Example Question #1752 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHOLERIC
Frenzied
Ravenous
Prideful
Musical
Irritable
Irritable
"Choleric" means "irritable," ill-tempered, or irascible. "Ravenous" means starving, voracious. "Prideful" is a synonym for "proud" or disdainful, depending on the context. "Musical" is, of course, the adjective form of "music" and often describes someone with talent at music. "Frenzied" is a synonym for "hurried," frantic, or frenetic.
Example Question #1753 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRURIENT
Speculative
Joyful
Ebullient
Ravenous
Lustful
Lustful
"Prurient" means "lustful," salacious. "Ravenous" means hungry, voracious. "Speculative" is another word for conjectural. "Ebullient" means joyful or exultant.
Example Question #1754 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADAMANT
Doleful
Grim
Insistent
Flustered
Anxious
Insistent
"Adamant" means inflexible, unwavering, or "insistent." "Flustered" means agitated or unsettled, and "anxious" means nervous. "Grim" means stern, forbidding, or ghastly. "Doleful" is another word for "disconsolate."
Example Question #1755 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUEFUL
Wintry
Dubious
Stingy
Regretful
Spurious
Regretful
"Rue" is regret and contrition, but often with a slightly amusing tinge. "Dubious" means doubtful. "Spurious" means false or fictitious. "Wintry" is the adjective form or "winter" and is usually a synonym for cold and snowy. "Stingy" means miserly, cheap.
Example Question #1756 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOCIFEROUS
Effervescent
Gravid
Lucid
Imperturbable
Clamorous
Clamorous
"Vociferous" means "clamorous," vocal, and vehement. "Imperturbable" is another word for unflappable, unable to be upset. "Lucid" means clear, and "gravid" means pregnant or swollen. "Effervescent" is bubbly.
Example Question #1757 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EFFUSIVE
Fulsome
Fastidious
Debonair
Timorous
Quiescent
Fulsome
The adjective "effusive" means unrestrained or excessively enthusiastic in praise of something. This is closest in meaning to "fulsome" which means excessively complimentary. Additionally, "quiescent" means at rest, inactive; "debonair" means charming and sophisticated; "timorous" means easily scared and shy; "fastidious" means hard to please, overly concerned with details, meticulous.
Example Question #1758 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPASSIONATE
Calm
Envious
Frightened
Sad
Angry
Calm
The adjective "dispassionate" means not emotional, not passionate, not feeling strong emotions. This is closest in meaning to "calm." Other synonyms for "dispassionate" include "unruffled," "composed," and "impassive."
Example Question #1759 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALACIOUS
Subdued
Libidinous
Proper
Prudish
Energetic
Libidinous
"Salacious" means lewd, "libidinous," or obscene. This is an antonym for "proper" and "prudish." "Subdued" means somber, downcast. "Energetic" means high-spirited and full of energy.
Example Question #1760 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HANGDOG
Broke
Indulgent
Abject
Criminal
Shamefaced
Shamefaced
"Hangdog" means shamefaced, "abashed," or "ashamed" and often describes a person's facial expression. "Broke" means temporarily or currently short on money, and "criminal" as an adjective means inclined to commit or having already committed crime. "Abject" means craven, miserable. "Indulgent" means lenient, generous, or softhearted.
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