Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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1

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

UNCOUTH

Rude

Avaricious

Captious

Ebullient

Holy

Explanation

"Uncouth" means "rude," uncivilized, or unrefined. "Avaricious" means greedy, and "captious" means prone to nitpick or quibble over even the tiniest detail. Another word for "holy" is sacrosanct. Another word for "ebullient" is overjoyed.

2

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

WIZENED

Shriveled

Rotund

Outlandish

Puerile

Geriatric

Explanation

"Wizened" means "shriveled," age-worn, and wrinkled, and is often used to describe elderly people or things. It is not, however, a direct synonym for "geriatric" (elderly). "Puerile' means juvenile, immature. "Outlandish" means bizarre or strange. "Rotund" is a synonym for "plump."

3

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

ECUMENICAL

catholic

Tyrannical

Exuberant

Irrelevant

Germane

Explanation

"Ecumenical" and "catholic" both mean all-encompassing, universal. (Don't confuse catholic with "Catholic," a specific religious denomination.) "Germane" is an antonym for "irrelevant." "Exuberant" means overjoyed, while "tyrannical" means authoritarian and cruel.

4

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

GLIB

Flippant

Silly

Unsure

Weak

Fortified

Explanation

"Glib"means speaking a lot but in an insincere and flippant way, so "flippant," meaning facetious and rude, is the correct answer.

5

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

ABUNDANT.

Plentiful

Serendipitous

Miserable

Vain

Poignant

Explanation

“Abundant” means plentiful, or well-supplied. For clarification, serendipitous means fortunate or relating to good fortune; vain can either mean pointless when used to describe an activity or action or it can mean obsessed with one’s own image if used to describe a person; poignant means moving, or particularly penetrating and perceptive.

6

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

PULCHRITUDE

Beauty

Exit

Conception

Nightmare

Removal

Explanation

"Pulchritude" means beauty, so "beauty" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "pulchritude": "exit" means departure; "conception" means start; "nightmare" means bad dream; and "removal" means elimination.

7

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

ELUSIVELY

Evasively

Skillfully

Immediately

Despairingly

Mysteriously

Explanation

"Elusive" and "evasive" are synonyms meaning difficult to catch. "Despairing" means hopeless, and "mysterious" means difficult or impossible to explain. "Skillful" means expert or accomplished. "Immediate" means instantaneous.

8

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

COGNIZANT

Aware

Desperate

Inward

Ominous

Deleterious

Explanation

The adjective "cognizant" means aware of. Additionally, "ominous" means suggesting something bad will happen, portentous, threatening; "deleterious" means causing harm, injurious.

9

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

CRUDE

Rudimentary

Impressive

Illegal

Ferocious

Tantalizing

Explanation

"Crude" means made in a rudimentary or makeshift way.

10

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

VOLUBLE.

Talkative

Heavy

Suspended

Antiquated

Loud

Explanation

“Voluble” means garrulous or talkative. For clarification, antiquated means old-fashioned.

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