SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs
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Example Question #611 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RAVENOUS
Deleterious
Harmful
Harmless
Starving
Efficient
Starving
To be "ravenous" means to be very hungry, so the correct answer is “starving,” which also means very hungry. For clarification, "deleterious" means harmful, and "efficient" means well-organized.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BALMY
Soothing
Harsh
Fascinating
Cowardly
Reflexive
Soothing
If something is “balmy,” it has the qualities of balm, so it is soothing. It can also be used to mean crazy or foolish. To clarify, “reflexive” means directed or turned back on itself; "cowardly” means not brave; “fascinating” means interesting; “harsh” means unpleasant or unfair.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VENERABLE
Respected
Rotund
Collude
Dire
Defenseless
Respected
If something is “venerable,” it is respected or valued because of age. It is most similar in meaning to “respected.” To clarify the other terms, “collude” means to secretly conspire or interact with others, often to do something illegal or dishonest; “rotund” means round or fat; “dire” means terrible or perilous.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOURGEOIS
middle-class
a powder room
impoverished
comfortable
fancy
middle-class
Someone who is "bourgeois" is of the middle-class.
Example Question #1421 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EFFICIENT
Dull
Unreliable
Arduous
Wasteful
Effective
Effective
"Efficient" means effective without being wasteful, so "effective" is the closest synonym.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EERIE
Protected
Uncanny
Tranquil
Injured
Just
Uncanny
“Eerie” is an adjective that means weird and scary. That means that “tranquil” cannot be the correct answer, because “tranquil” means calm, a meaning very distant from that of “eerie.” “Uncanny,” however, is an adjective that means perplexing and odd and because “uncanny” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “eerie,” “uncanny” is the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLATANT
Gloomy
Urban
Ecstatic
Shrouded
Flagrant
Flagrant
"Blatant" means flagrant or performed openly, so "flagrant" is the correct answer. "Shrouded" is an antonym of "blatant" and "flagrant"; it means concealed or hidden from open view. "Gloomy" means sad or depresssed. "Ecstatic" means extremely happy. "Urban" means having to do with a city environment in contrast to a rural environment.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESPERATE
Healthy
Reliable
Courageous
Hopeless
Studious
Hopeless
"Desperate" means "hopeless." "Studious" means studying hard and working hard in academic pursuits. "Healthy" means in good health and free from illnesses. "Courageous" means brave. "Reliable" means dependable and responsible.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISMAL
obese
shattered
weakened
lethargic
miserable
miserable
Dismal means miserable.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
A synonym of "illicit" is __________.
occasional
illegal
permitted
condoned
encouraged
illegal
"Illicit" is an adjective that means "forbidden by law, rules, or custom," so we need to pick out another word that means "forbidden." While "condoned" might sound like a potentially correct answer, "condoned" means "accepted and allowed to continue" and used of things that are morally wrong or offensive, "condoned" does not mean the same thing as "illicit," so it cannot be the correct answer. Since "illegal" means "contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law," "illegal" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "illicit" and the correct answer.
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