SSAT Elementary Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, and Size
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SPLIT
Divided
Patrolled
Increased
Shocked
Elongated
"Split" means "divided" or disunited, so "divided" is the correct answer.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAST
Large
Small
Dangerous
Slow
Invisible
"Vast" means large; Small is the opposite; Dangerous means the potential to cause harm; Slow means moving at a low speed; and Invisible means not able to be seen.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOLO
Alone
Crafty
Paired
Grave
Intrepid
“Solo,” when used as an adjective, means alone or by yourself, so "alone" is the best answer choice. To provide further help, “crafty” means cunning, sneaky and clever; “paired” means matched up in groups of two or put together with something else; “grave” means serious and sad; and “intrepid” means adventurous.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOLE
Only
Many
Body
Together
Property
"Sole" means only, so "only" would be the best answer. "Many" is an antonym, or opposite, of "sole."
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GAUNT
Very thin
Very weird
Very beautiful
Very poor
Very angry
Someone who is "gaunt" is thin and unhealthy, so "very thin" is the correct answer.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISPARATE
Different
Appropriate
Native
Indigenous
Composed
"Disparate" means separate or different, so "different" is the correct answer. To help you, "native" or "indigenous" people are people who are originally from a certain area. So, we might say that Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. Also, "composed" means either calm and collected or made.
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Enormous
Large
Tiny
Medium
Smooth
Famous
"Enormous" means extremely large.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VAST
Huge
Flourish
Drive
Connect
Sacred
"Vast" means huge and is often used to refer to areas of land, so "huge" is the correct answer.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAST
Big
Skinny
Plump
Loose
Tight
“Vast” means very big and expansive. To provide further help, “skinny” means thin; “plump” means rounded and somewhat fat; “loose” means unsecured or baggy. “Loose” and “tight” are antonyms of one another because they mean opposite things. “Skinny” and “plump” are also antonyms of one another.
Which is a synonym for the word vast?
The vast prairie was full of flowers and wildlife.
enormous
tiny
small
finite
None of the other answer choices
Enormous can be substituted in for vast to maintain a similar meaning.