Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, and Variety

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SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, and Variety

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1

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Outdated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If something is "antiquated," it is old-fashioned or out of date.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So "outdated" is the best answer.

2

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.

3

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.

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

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.

6

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.

7

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.

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

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.

10

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.

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