SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #14 : Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

SAVOR. 

Possible Answers:

Flourish 

Saint 

Somnolent 

Enjoy 

Wanton 

Correct answer:

Enjoy 

Explanation:

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. 

Possible Answers:

Implied 

Frightened

Meandered

Constructed 

Arranged 

Correct answer:

Arranged 

Explanation:

“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. 

Possible Answers:

Foolish 

Antagonize

Laud 

Jubilant 

Astonish 

Correct answer:

Astonish 

Explanation:

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.

Possible Answers:

Change 

Virtuous 

Caring 

Apathy 

Deleterious

Correct answer:

Change 

Explanation:

“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.

Possible Answers:

Kind 

Sleepy 

Intransigent

Effusive 

Saintly 

Correct answer:

Sleepy 

Explanation:

“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. 

Possible Answers:

Ascetic 

Skeptical 

Distant 

Favorable

Foolish 

Correct answer:

Distant 

Explanation:

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. 

Possible Answers:

Administer 

Ignore 

Create 

Lose 

Forgive 

Correct answer:

Ignore 

Explanation:

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. 

Possible Answers:

Wait 

Uncommon 

Scream 

Hit 

Disagree

Correct answer:

Wait 

Explanation:

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.

Possible Answers:

Acrid 

Defeat

Prudent 

Convalesce

Exist 

Correct answer:

Exist 

Explanation:

“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. 

Possible Answers:

Recuperate 

Laud 

Canon 

Judge 

Encourage 

Correct answer:

Encourage 

Explanation:

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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