All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
BLEAK
wet
goofy
soft
bare
aimless
bare
Bleakmeans 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
troublesome
cantankerous
lethargic
major
secluded
secluded
Remotemeans removed, out of the way, or secluded.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITOUS.
Everywhere
Flippant
Nowhere
Obdurate
Impressionable
Everywhere
If something is “ubiquitous” it appearseverywhereand iscommonplace. For clarification, "impressionable" meanseasily influenced by external stimuli; "obdurate" meansstubborn; "flippant" meansshowing disrespect, not taking something seriously enough.
Example Question #4 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AJAR
slightly open
cracked
musical
covering up
thrilled
slightly open
"Ajar" meansslightly open.
Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VAST.
Miniscule
Aloof
Enormous
Underwhelming
Accountable
Enormous
“Vast” meansvery big or enormous. For clarification, miniscule meansvery smalland is an antonym of “vast”; aloof meansdistant or shy; accountable meansresponsible, able to be held responsible for something.
Example Question #1061 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
particular
magical
heavenly
foreshadowing
musical
heavenly
"Celestial" means有关天空,或者天堂.
Example Question #1062 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DOMESTIC
travel
animal
industry
theater
home
home
"Domestic" meansrelating to the home or the nation.
Example Question #3 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
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" orlacking in people or inhabitants. "Ambitious" meansdetermined to succeed in the future. "Passive" meanssubmissiveornot engaged in what is happening. "Belligerent" meansaggressiveorwarlike. "Rash" meansrecklessornot careful.
Example Question #4 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PALATIAL
Nasty
Luxurious
Delicious
Opaque
Local
Luxurious
Palatialmeansresembling a palaceor when describing a building or room,large, like a palace. "Luxurious" meanscomfortable 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" meanstasting good, "opaque" meansnot transparent, "local" meansfrom a nearby area, and "nasty" meansgrossorunpleasant.
Example Question #1065 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STREWN
Scattered
Abused
Used
Improved
有限公司alesced
Scattered
“Strewn" meansscattered around untidily, so "scattered" is the correct answer.
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