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Example Question #1741 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCENDIARY
Precarious
Instantaneous
Flammable
Fastidious
Sinewy
Flammable
"Incendiary" means flammable, combustible, likely to catch on fire. It can also be used to describe comments and statements, in which case it means provocative, likely to cause a passionate reaction. Additionally, "precarious" means dangerous; "fastidious" means hard to please, obsessive; "sinewy" means strong, muscular and brawny; "instantaneous" means occurring in an instant.
Example Question #1742 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CENSORIOUS
Fatuous
Hypercritical
Academic
Facile
Dulcet
Hypercritical
"Censorious" means overly critical. "Academic" describes institutionalized study, usually at a university. "Dulcet" means mellifluous or sweet sounding. "Fatuous" is another word for "silly," and "facile" is a synonym for "simplistic" or superficial.
Example Question #1743 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITE
Erratic
Penitent
Asinine
Onerous
Fallacious
Penitent
"Contrite" means "penitent," repentant, or sorry. "Fallacious" means erroneous or false. "Asinine" is another word for stupid or idiotic. "Erratic" is a synonym for "unpredictable." "Onerous" is a synonym for "laborious" or difficult.
Example Question #1744 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VULNERABLE
Prudent
Defenseless
Potent
Rash
Solicitous
Defenseless
"Vulnerable" means "defenseless," powerless, or helpless. This is an antonym for "potent," or powerful. "Rash" is a synonym for "reckless" and an antonym for "prudent" or cautious. "Solicitous" means concerned and caring.
Example Question #1745 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNFLAPPABLE
Laudatory
Gravid
Eremitic
imperturbable
Somnolent
imperturbable
"Imperturbable" and "unflappable" both mean unable to be upset easily. "Somnolent" means sleepy, and "gravid" means pregnant (literally or figuratively). "Laudatory" is another word for congratulatory or praiseworthy. "Eremitic" is another word for reclusive, solitary.
Example Question #1746 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCILIATORY
Penurious
Crucial
Integral
Placatory
Winsome
Placatory
"Conciliatory" means "placatory" or appeasing. "Crucial" means essential, as does integral. "Winsome" is a synonym for "attractive." "Penurious" means impoverished, penniless.
Example Question #1747 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERTERBABLE
Composed
Eloquent
Spurious
Obsequious
Confounded
Composed
"Imperturbable" means calm, "composed," unable to be shaken. "Obsequious" means fawning or flattering, and "spurious" means false or fictitious. "Eloquent" means articulate and fluent. "Confounded" means bewildered.
Example Question #1748 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOLICITOUS
Seditious
Ingenuous
Sordid
Innocuous
Concerned
Concerned
"Solicitous" means concerned and caring. "Ingenuous" means naive and childlike, while "innocuous" means harmless. "Seditious" is a synonym for "treasonous." "Sordid" is a synonym for "filthy."
Example Question #1749 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDULGENT
Instructive
Opulent
Debilitated
Terrifying
Lenient
Lenient
"Indulgent" means "lenient," liberal, permissive. "Instructive" is a synonym for "instructional" or educational. "Terrifying" means very frightening. "Debilitated" means extremely weakened, enervated. "Opulent" means lavish, luxurious, and rich.
Example Question #1750 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIXOTIC
Immanent
Foreign
Idealistic
Pessimistic
Distraught
Idealistic
"Quixotic," a word taken from the Spanish novel Don Quixote, means "idealistic" (often hopelessly or foolishly so). This is a near antonym for "pessimistic." "Foreign" means strange or exotic. "Distraught" is a synonym for "distressed," and "immanent" is a synonym for "inherent."
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