Synonyms, Antonyms, and Changes in Intensity

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SSAT Upper Level: Verbal › Synonyms, Antonyms, and Changes in Intensity

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1

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CAMP

Team

Prison

Jail

Institution

Tank

Explanation

"Camp" and "team" are synonyms. The word "camp" can be used to describe a side, a team, a particular group of people with a shared value or conviction. The other words do not have meanings closely related to camp.

2

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONTROVERSIAL

Disputed

Revolutionary

Diverse

Boring

Unhealthy

Explanation

Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.

3

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ABUNDANT.

Plentiful

Serendipitous

Miserable

Vain

Poignant

Explanation

“Abundant” means plentiful, or well-supplied. For clarification, serendipitous means fortunate or relating to good fortune; vain can either mean pointless when used to describe an activity or action or it can mean obsessed with one’s own image if used to describe a person; poignant means moving, or particularly penetrating and perceptive.

4

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CRUDE

Rudimentary

Impressive

Illegal

Ferocious

Tantalizing

Explanation

"Crude" means made in a rudimentary or makeshift way.

5

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Abundant

A lot

Diminutive

Famished

Dehydrated

Implacable

Explanation

"Abundant" means a lot; Diminutive means small; Famished means starving or without food; Dehydrated means without water or thirsty; and Implacable means cannot be be satsifed.

6

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TANTAMOUNT

Equal

Sequestered

Conversant

Faulty

Ludicrous

Explanation

"Tantamount" means equal to.

7

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TANTAMOUNT

Equivalent

Indifferent

Divergent

Vile

Distinguished

Explanation

"Tantamount" is an adjective that means "equal in seriousness to; virtually the same as," so we need to pick out another word that means "equal." While "indifferent" may look like a good answer choice because it looks like "in-" ("not") and "different," "indifferent" actually doesn't mean "not different," but instead means "having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned," or "neither good nor bad; mediocre," so it's not the word we're looking for. "Equivalent," however, means "equal in value, amount, function, or meaning," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "tantamount," it is the correct answer.

8

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

INSIPID.

Unexciting

Intrepid

Adventurous

Derisive

Mournful

Explanation

“Insipid” is used to describe something unexciting. For clarification, "intrepid" means adventurous; "mournful" means full of sadness after a loss; "derisive" means disdainful or contemptuous.

9

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DESOLATE

Deserted

Ambitious

Passive

Belligerent

Rash

Explanation

"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.

10

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EXECRABLE

Detestable

Needless

Released

Clipped

Supportive

Explanation

"Execrable" means detestable or very bad.

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