Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, and Importance - SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Superfluous means more than is necessary. Thus, the correct answer choice is "extra."

Profound means wise, intense, or deep.

Implicit means implied but not plainly expressed, or suggested.

Implausible means not seeming reasonable, or unlikely.

Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.

Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.

“Erroneous” is an adjective that describes a mistaken or incorrect belief. “Accurate” is an antonym. "Fallible" means imperfect.

"Exigent" means urgent or pressing. So, "pressing" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "exigent."

Vital means extremely important or essential.

Prominent means well-known or famous.

Redundant means no longer useful or needed.

"Negligible" means so small it's not worth considering, or "insignificant."

"Blatant" is an adjective meaning done in a shameless manner when referring to bad behavior, and overt and obvious in other instances. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like obvious. Since "patent" can mean obvious when used as an adjective, "patent" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "blatant" and the correct answer.

Trivial and frivolous both mean petty and superficial.

"Irrefutable" is an adjective meaning "impossible to deny or disprove." While "undeniable" and "implausible" may each look like a potentially correct answer because like "irrefutable," "undeniable" and" implausible" each begin with a negative prefix; however, "implausible" means "not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince," so it is actually an antonym of "irrefutable," and not the correct answer. "Undeniable," however, means "unable to be denied or disputed." Since "undeniable" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "irrefutable," so "undeniable" is the correct answer.

"Seminal" means innovative, original, or "influential."

"Arcane"means understood by few, mysterious.

"Lucid"means expressed clearly, or intelligible.

"Viable" means realistic and capable of meeting with success, or "feasible."