All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #909 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Ignorant
Uninterested
Motivated
Aggressive
Lawless
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means uninterested or indifferent.
Example Question #910 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELATED
Tedious
Immediate
Saddened
Joyful
Delicious
Joyful
"Elated" means very happy or overjoyed.
Example Question #911 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUBILANT
Joyful
Stalwart
Juvenile
Lavish
Morose
Joyful
"Jubilant" means joyful.
Example Question #951 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HISTRIONIC
Historical
Dull
Tedious
Ancient
Dramatic
Dramatic
"Histrionic" means extremely dramatic.
Example Question #913 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENVIOUS
Excessive
Erroneous
Incessant
Sociable
Jealous
Jealous
"Envious" means jealous; Erroneous means mistaken; Excessive means too much; Sociable means outgoing; and Incessant means continual.
Example Question #952 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPTIMISTIC
Hopeful
Good
Gloomy
Heartfelt
Nice
Hopeful
Someone who is "optimistic" looks at things positively or thinks that good things will happen in the future. We need to find a word with a positive meaning. We can rule out the word "gloomy" as it is the only word with a negative meaning. Out of the remaining words, "hopeful" means full of the idea that good things will happen, "heartfelt" means sincere, "good" means right or proper, and "nice" means kind. The last three words can be characteristics of a person who is optimistic, but are not themselves synonyms of the word "optimistic." "Hopeful" is the best choice.
Example Question #1712 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEGIAC
Calm
Energetic
Worrisome
Lovely
Mournful
Mournful
The best choice is "mournful" as something that is "elegiac" is mournful or expresses sorrow. The remaining answer choices are simply other types of emotions. The only one which might be somewhat related is the word "worrisome" which means causing worry, but "mournful" is closer in meaning to "elegiac" than is "worrisome."
Example Question #953 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BELLICOSE
Belligerent
Non-confrontational
Civilized
Placid
Peaceable
Belligerent
"Bellicose" and "belligerent" share a root and are synonymous. Both adjectives refer to demonstrating aggression. The other words are antonyms to "bellicose."
Example Question #954 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTRAUGHT
Infectious
Indolent
Fraught
Infected
Intolerant
Fraught
"Distraught" and "fraught" are synonyms describing a frustrated emotional state. The other words do not share this meaning. "Infected" and "infectious" refer to the state of being infected with a disease and the property of being transmissible to others (usually of a disease or emotional state, like laughter) respectively.
Example Question #955 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Humored
Enraged
Aggravated
Pleased
Annoyed
Enraged
"Infuriated" and "enraged" are synonymous adjectives describing someone who feels severe anger. "Pleased" and "humored" are antonyms. "Aggravated" and "annoyed" are synonymous with each other and may refer to someone who is irritated but not necessarily extremely angry.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
