SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1397 : Identifying Synonyms

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

LEWD

Possible Answers:

Vulgar

Untied

Particular

Limber

Shining

Correct answer:

Vulgar

Explanation:

"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."

Example Question #641 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

ABERRANT

Possible Answers:

Playful

Ill

Inflected

Clamorous

Deviant

Correct answer:

Deviant

Explanation:

"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.

Example Question #642 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

COMMENSURATE

Possible Answers:

Slanderous

Fanciful

Sustained

Indecisive

Equal

Correct answer:

Equal

Explanation:

"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.

Example Question #643 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

AKIN

Possible Answers:

Dissimilar

Related

Unfriendly

Superior

Superficial

Correct answer:

Related

Explanation:

The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.

Example Question #651 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

EXEMPT

Possible Answers:

Maligned

Burdened

Excused

Upset

Flexible

Correct answer:

Excused

Explanation:

Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.

Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

UNSCATHED

Possible Answers:

loose

frosty

damaged

determined

intact

Correct answer:

intact

Explanation:

"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.

Example Question #652 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

COLLOQUIAL

Possible Answers:

Radiant

Collectible 

Antique

Harsh

Informal

Correct answer:

Informal

Explanation:

"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."

Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COLOSSAL

Possible Answers:

volatile

melancholic

stately

gigantic

floating

Correct answer:

gigantic

Explanation:

"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.

Example Question #2202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

DIMINUITIVE

Possible Answers:

tiny

perfected

cantankerous

insulting

sultry

Correct answer:

tiny

Explanation:

"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.

Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

UNILATERAL

Possible Answers:

Forceful

Independent

Controversial

Persuasive

Rhetorical

Correct answer:

Independent

Explanation:

If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.

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