SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

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.

Example Question #2205 : Identifying Synonyms

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

IMPERATIVE

Possible Answers:

Necessary

Enchanting

Inferior

Ambitious

Dismissive

Correct answer:

Necessary

Explanation:

"Imperative" means absolutely necessary or unavoidable.

Example Question #2206 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPULSORY

Possible Answers:

Genuine

Dorsal

Required

Effective

Communicative

Correct answer:

Required

Explanation:

"Compulsory" means "required," or mandatory.

Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Splendid

Magnetic

Testy

Frivolous

Careful

Correct answer:

Frivolous

Explanation:

Trivial and frivolous both mean petty and superficial.

Example Question #2207 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ARCANE

Possible Answers:

Purposeful

Recent

Mysterious

Moody

Charming

Correct answer:

Mysterious

Explanation:

"Arcane" means understood by few, mysterious.

Example Question #2208 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CRYPTIC

Possible Answers:

Palpable

Apparent 

Evident 

Obvious 

Mysterious 

Correct answer:

Mysterious 

Explanation:

“Cryptic” means enigmatic or mysterious. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all antonyms of cryptic and synonyms of one another.

Example Question #2209 : Identifying Synonyms

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

VERITABLE

Possible Answers:

Legitimate

Dubious

Capricious

Doubtful

Fair-weather

Correct answer:

Legitimate

Explanation:

The word "veritable" is most similar in meaning to "legitimate" and relates an object's authentic nature. The other words do not share this meaning. Some of the answer choices are, in fact, antonyms of "veritable."

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