SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #2247 : Identifying Synonyms

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

MUNICIPAL

Possible Answers:

Preposterous

Financial

Irate

Civic

Corresponding

Correct answer:

Civic

Explanation:

Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.

Example Question #2248 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ASCENDANT

Possible Answers:

Faltering

Qualitative

Sinking

Consistent

Up-and-coming

Correct answer:

Up-and-coming

Explanation:

“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.

Example Question #2249 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TERMINAL

Possible Answers:

Crass

Timid

Final

Capricious

Mistaken

Correct answer:

Final

Explanation:

"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.

Example Question #2250 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REPLETE

Possible Answers:

Ruffled

Comical

Inflicted

Indecisive

Full

Correct answer:

Full

Explanation:

"Replete" means full or complete.

Example Question #3141 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

DIVERGENT

Possible Answers:

Different

Similar

Connected

Residential

Miniature

Correct answer:

Different

Explanation:

"Divergent" means different.

Example Question #3151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

hasty

delicious

dirty

unpleasant

homemade

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

succesional

threatening

jovial

ongoing

regal

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

talkative

twisting

risky

portable

ancient

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

Example Question #2253 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

forboding

natural

verbose

endless

rotational

Correct answer:

endless

Explanation:

"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.

Example Question #2397 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PREMEDITATED

Possible Answers:

malicious

adventurous 

violent

intentional

synchronized

Correct answer:

intentional

Explanation:

"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.

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