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SSAT Upper Level: Verbal › Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Sharp
Small
Winding
Mysterious
Passive
Explanation
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIQUATED
Outdated
Unmanageable
Ghastly
Troubled
Despised
Explanation
If something is "antiquated," it is old-fashioned or out of date.
The 200 year old house’s antiquated heating system still used coal as its fuel source.
So "outdated" is the best answer.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISARMING
Beguiling
Unwitting
Hazardous
Imminent
Aggressive
Explanation
"Disarming" can mean charming, persuasive, or beguiling and often describes someone's smile or demeanor. "Unwitting," on the other hand, means unaware. Don't confuse "disarming" with weapons and choose "aggressive" or "hazardous." "Imminent" means forthcoming or impending.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ECUMENICAL
catholic
Tyrannical
Exuberant
Irrelevant
Germane
Explanation
"Ecumenical" and "catholic" both mean all-encompassing, universal. (Don't confuse catholic with "Catholic," a specific religious denomination.) "Germane" is an antonym for "irrelevant." "Exuberant" means overjoyed, while "tyrannical" means authoritarian and cruel.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABOMINABLE
Loathsome
Venerable
Wizened
Quixotic
Undeserving
Explanation
The adjective "abominable" means horrible, gruesome, detestable and "loathsome." Additionally, "wizened" means weakened and wrinkled with age; "quixotic" means unrealistic, extremely impractical, based on romantic notions; "venerable" means deeply respected due to age and experience.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESOTERIC
Arcane
Torpid
Ingenuous
Pervasive
Truculent
Explanation
The adjective "esoteric" means understood by only a small number of people, arcane and privileged knowledge. The correct answer is therefore "arcane." Additionally, "ingenuous" means naive, easily misled by others; "truculent" means aggressive, quick to anger, eager to fight; "torpid" means inactive, sluggish, lacking energy; "pervasive" means spread throughout.
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SUSTAINED
ongoing
threatening
succesional
regal
jovial
Explanation
Sustained means continuous or ongoing.
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
ABSURD
Ridiculous
Amiable
Shocked
Detached
Vague
Explanation
"Absurd" means unreasonable or ridiculous. "Amiable" means friendly. "Shocked" means to be surprised. "Detached" means not connected or unconcerned. "Vague" means not clear or hard to understand.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGNIZANT
Aware
Desperate
Inward
Ominous
Deleterious
Explanation
The adjective "cognizant" means aware of. Additionally, "ominous" means suggesting something bad will happen, portentous, threatening; "deleterious" means causing harm, injurious.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLIB
Flippant
Silly
Unsure
Weak
Fortified
Explanation
"Glib"means speaking a lot but in an insincere and flippant way, so "flippant," meaning facetious and rude, is the correct answer.