All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #14 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SAVOR.
Flourish
Saint
Somnolent
Enjoy
Wanton
Enjoy
To savor something means to enjoy something unhurriedly. For clarification, to "flourish" means to do well or be healthy; "wanton" means random, lacking reason; "somnolent" means sleepy.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CHOREOGRAPHED.
Implied
Frightened
Meandered
Constructed
Arranged
Arranged
“Choreographed” means arranged as in “choreographed dance routine.” For clarification, "meander" is a type of slow, indirect movement usually seen in rivers.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STUPEFY.
Foolish
Antagonize
Laud
Jubilant
Astonish
Astonish
If you are “stupefied” by something you are astonished by it. For clarification, "jubilant" means very happy; "antagonize" means to irritate; "laud" means to praise.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VARIEGATE.
Change
Virtuous
Caring
Apathy
Deleterious
Change
“Variegate” is a transitive verb that means to add variety to or change the look of something. So the correct answer is “change.” For clarification, "deleterious" means harmful; "virtuous" means good; "apathy" is an antonym of caring.
Example Question #18 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SOMNOLENT.
Kind
Sleepy
Intransigent
Effusive
Saintly
Sleepy
“Somnolent” is an adjective that describes someone who is feeling sleepy. For clarification, "intransigent" means stubborn and inflexible; "effusive" means demonstrative.
Example Question #19 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF.
Ascetic
Skeptical
Distant
Favorable
Foolish
Distant
To be “aloof” means to be remote and distant in manner. For clarification, someone who is "skeptical" is doubtful and critical; an "ascetic" is someone who rejects material comforts.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT.
Administer
Ignore
Create
Lose
Forgive
Ignore
To “flout” something means to ignore or break as in “he flouted the rules.”
Example Question #21 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BIDE.
Wait
Uncommon
Scream
Hit
Disagree
Wait
To “bide” means to wait as in “to bide one’s time.”
Example Question #21 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSIST.
Acrid
Defeat
Prudent
Convalesce
Exist
Exist
“Subsist” means to manage to live, or exist. For clarification, to be "prudent" means to be wise and judicial; "acrid" describes thick smoke; "convalesce" means to recover or recuperate.
Example Question #48 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAJOLE.
Recuperate
Laud
Canon
Judge
Encourage
Encourage
To “cajole” someone means to forcibly encourage. For clarification, "recuperate" means to recover or convalesce; "laud" means to praise; "canon" is a type of general rule or religious custom.
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