Synonyms, Antonyms, and Changes in Intensity
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SSAT Upper Level: Verbal › Synonyms, Antonyms, and Changes in Intensity
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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TANTAMOUNT
Equal
Sequestered
Conversant
Faulty
Ludicrous
Explanation
"Tantamount" means equal to.
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.
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.
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.
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.