SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #2195 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SEMINAL

Possible Answers:

Insignificant

Regular

Detailed

Influential

Bothersome

Correct answer:

Influential

Explanation:

"Seminal" means innovative, original, or "influential."

Example Question #2196 : Identifying Synonyms

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

NEGLIGIBLE

Possible Answers:

Insignificant

Aggressive

Opposite

Essential

Easygoing

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

"Negligible" means so small it's not worth considering, or "insignificant."

Example Question #2197 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CONFOUNDING

Possible Answers:

Belittling

Baffling

Mesmerizing

Aggravating

Astounding

Correct answer:

Baffling

Explanation:

"Confounding" means confusing and difficult to figure out. "Baffling" means puzzling. Given how similar "confounding" and "baffling" are in meaning, they are synonyms.

Example Question #2198 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PROMINENT

Possible Answers:

Talkative

Personable

Reserved

Pale

Important

Correct answer:

Important

Explanation:

Prominent means well-known or famous.

Example Question #2199 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SUBSTANTIAL

Possible Answers:

Kind

Heavy

Considerable

Rough

Practical

Correct answer:

Considerable

Explanation:

Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.

Example Question #2200 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FUNDAMENTAL

Possible Answers:

Pesky

Violent

Underlying

Constructive

Capital

Correct answer:

Underlying

Explanation:

Foundational means basic or underlying.

Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Settled

Sly

Banal

Particular

Odd

Correct answer:

Banal

Explanation:

Trivial means unimportant or banal

Example Question #2202 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Calm

Insignificant

Affordable

Modest

Delayed

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

Trivial means insignificant.  

Example Question #2203 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPREHENSIVE

Possible Answers:

Inclusive

Threatening

Wandering

Hesitant

Blatant

Correct answer:

Inclusive

Explanation:

Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.

Example Question #2204 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REQUISITE

Possible Answers:

Mortified

Decorated

Conversational

Required

Optional

Correct answer:

Required

Explanation:

“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.

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