All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1761 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACHRYMOSE
Appetizing
Confounded
Nutty
Sickened
Weepy
Weepy
"Lachrymose" means weepy," tearful, or sad. "Appetizing" means appealing, tasty. "Confounded" means bewildered, and "nutty" means zany or crazy. "Sickened" means ill, ailing.
Example Question #1762 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIRULENT
Hostile
Congenial
Affable
Bizarre
Innocuous
Hostile
"Virulent" can mean dangerously toxic or venomous, but it can also mean "hostile," bitter, and rancorous. This is an antonym for "innocuous," which means harmless. "Bizarre" means outlandish or strange, and "congenial" means friendly or personable. "Affable" has a similar meaning of friendly, amiable, and cordial.
Example Question #1763 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRESTFALLEN
Unlucky
Calamitous
Leery
Emotive
Woebegone
Woebegone
"Crestfallen" means downhearted, sad, and "woebegone." "Leery" is another word for cautious or guarded, and "calamitous" is another word for disastrous. "Emotive" means expressive of one's feelings. An antonym for "unlucky" is serendipitous.
Example Question #1764 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPLENETIC
Bizarre
Quizzical
Superstitious
Angry
Frenzied
Angry
"Splenetic" means "angry" or irritable. ("Spleen" is an old-fashioned word for anger and frustration.) Don't confuse this with "frenetic," which means frenzied. "Quizzical" means curious or puzzling, and "bizarre" means strange or outlandish. "Superstitious" means having an irrational belief in superstitions.
Example Question #1765 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOMICIDAL
Embarrassed
Murderous
Puerile
Doleful
Prurient
Murderous
"Homicidal" can mean literally "murderous" or figuratively very violent and brutal. "Prurient" means lustful, while "puerile" means immature or juvenile. "Embarrassed" is another word for ashamed. "Doleful" is another word for forlorn or mournful.
Example Question #1766 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JOCULAR
Jubilant
Gelid
Panglossian
Humorous
Sardonic
Humorous
"Jocular" means "humorous" or joking. This is not the same as "jubilant," which means overjoyed. "Sardonic" means sarcastic, and "Panglossian" means overly optimistic and naively hopeful. "Gelid" means very cold, frigid.
Example Question #1767 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WAGGISH
Maudlin
Hedonistic
Inimitable
Salacious
Humorous
Humorous
Someone who is behaving in a "waggish" way is being playfully or mischievously funny. This is an antonym for "maudlin," which means tearfully sentimental or excessively sorrowful. "Inimitable" means one of a kind. "Hedonistic" means concerned with the pursuit of pleasure. "Salacious" is a synonym for "prurient."
Example Question #1768 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETICENT
Amorous
Introverted
Contrite
Immoral
Decorous
Introverted
"Reticent" means shy, withdrawn, quiet, or "introverted." "Amorous" means loving (often in a very apparent way), and "immoral" is an antonym for "moral." "Decorous" means polite and proper, while "contrite" means penitent.
Example Question #1769 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BALEFUL
Auspicious
Hostile
Quarrelsome
Aubergine
Germane
Hostile
"Baleful" can mean "hostile," harmful, or threatening and often describe's a person's expression or intentions. "Germane" is a synonym for "relevant." "Auspicious" means fortunate, propitious. "Aubergine" is a shade of purple (and synonymous with eggplant in British English). "Quarrelsome" has the same meaning as bickering.
Example Question #1770 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCUPISCENT
Latitudinarian
Bashful
Munificent
Greedy
Lustful
Lustful
"Concupiscent" means desirous and "lustful." "Greedy" is a synonym for "avaricious," and "latitudinarian" is a synonym for "tolerant" and all-encompassing, particularly in a religious context. "Munificent" means generous.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
