All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2230 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
BLEAK
soft
aimless
wet
bare
goofy
bare
Bleak means lacking vegetation or decoration, or bare. It can also mean not hopeful.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
REMOTE
secluded
major
troublesome
lethargic
cantankerous
secluded
Remote means removed, out of the way, or secluded.
Example Question #1056 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITOUS.
Everywhere
Flippant
Impressionable
Nowhere
Obdurate
Everywhere
If something is “ubiquitous” it appears everywhere and is commonplace. For clarification, "impressionable" means easily influenced by external stimuli; "obdurate" means stubborn; "flippant" means showing disrespect, not taking something seriously enough.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AJAR
musical
thrilled
slightly open
covering up
cracked
slightly open
"Ajar" means slightly open.
Example Question #1057 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VAST.
Miniscule
Enormous
Aloof
Underwhelming
Accountable
Enormous
“Vast” means very big or enormous. For clarification, miniscule means very small and is an antonym of “vast”; aloof means distant or shy; accountable means responsible, able to be held responsible for something.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
particular
heavenly
musical
foreshadowing
magical
heavenly
"Celestial" means relating to the sky, or heavenly.
Example Question #2376 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DOMESTIC
travel
home
theater
animal
industry
home
"Domestic" means relating to the home or the nation.
Example Question #1061 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESOLATE
Ambitious
Belligerent
Deserted
Passive
Rash
Deserted
"Desolate" means "deserted" or lacking in people or inhabitants. "Ambitious" means determined to succeed in the future. "Passive" means submissive or not engaged in what is happening. "Belligerent" means aggressive or warlike. "Rash" means reckless or not careful.
Example Question #1062 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PALATIAL
Opaque
Delicious
Nasty
Local
Luxurious
Luxurious
Palatial means resembling a palace or when describing a building or room, large, like a palace. "Luxurious" means comfortable and wealthy, so "luxurious" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "palatial." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "palatial": "delicious" means tasting good, "opaque" means not transparent, "local" means from a nearby area, and "nasty" means gross or unpleasant.
Example Question #1063 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STREWN
Used
Improved
Scattered
Abused
Coalesced
Scattered
“Strewn" means scattered around untidily, so "scattered" is the correct answer.
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