All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1397 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEWD
Vulgar
Untied
Particular
Limber
Shining
Vulgar
"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."
Example Question #641 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABERRANT
Playful
Ill
Inflected
Clamorous
Deviant
Deviant
"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.
Example Question #642 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Slanderous
Fanciful
Sustained
Indecisive
Equal
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #643 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Dissimilar
Related
Unfriendly
Superior
Superficial
Related
The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.
Example Question #651 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Maligned
Burdened
Excused
Upset
Flexible
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
loose
frosty
damaged
determined
intact
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #652 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Radiant
Collectible
Antique
Harsh
Informal
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
melancholic
stately
gigantic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #2202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
tiny
perfected
cantankerous
insulting
sultry
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Forceful
Independent
Controversial
Persuasive
Rhetorical
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
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