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Example Question #2247 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Preposterous
Financial
Irate
Civic
Corresponding
Civic
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
Faltering
Qualitative
Sinking
Consistent
Up-and-coming
Up-and-coming
“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
Crass
Timid
Final
Capricious
Mistaken
Final
"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
Ruffled
Comical
Inflicted
Indecisive
Full
Full
"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
Different
Similar
Connected
Residential
Miniature
Different
"Divergent" means different.
Example Question #3151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CURSORY
hasty
delicious
dirty
unpleasant
homemade
hasty
"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.
Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SUSTAINED
succesional
threatening
jovial
ongoing
regal
ongoing
Sustained means continuous or ongoing.
Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MOBILE
talkative
twisting
risky
portable
ancient
portable
Mobile means able to move, or portable.
Example Question #2253 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ETERNAL
forboding
natural
verbose
endless
rotational
endless
"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.
Example Question #2397 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
PREMEDITATED
malicious
adventurous
violent
intentional
synchronized
intentional
"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.
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