SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ICONIC
representational
famous
political
charismatic
flat
"Iconic" describes something that is a representational symbol.
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LETHAL
deadly
aloof
compliant
flashy
stubborn
"Lethal"means harmful or able to cause death.
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DISCURSIVE
Rambling
Harmful
Exhaustive
Patterned
Modest
“Discursive” means rambling or lacking order, so "rambling" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “discursive”. “Harmful” means damaging. “Exhaustive” means thorough. “Patterned” means decorated with a recurring design. “Modest” means unpretentious or humble.
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DISTENDED
Swollen
Leery
Enthralled
Emaciated
Abstruse
The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.
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CONTROVERSIAL
Disputed
Revolutionary
Diverse
Boring
Unhealthy
Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.
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COGNIZANT
Aware
Desperate
Inward
Ominous
Deleterious
The adjective "cognizant" means aware of. Additionally, "ominous" means suggesting something bad will happen, portentous, threatening; "deleterious" means causing harm, injurious.
Complete the analogy.
Coy is to shy as deceptive is to __________.
misleading
mundane
bellicose
detrimental
loathsome
"Coy" means pretending to be shy or acting shy. It is loosely a synonym of "shy," so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these words is loosely a synonym of "deceptive," which means dishonest and trying to trick others. The correct answer is "misleading," which means making untrue things seem as if they are true. Additionally, "mundane" means ordinary and boring; "bellicose" means aggressive and desiring war or conflict; "detrimental" means causing harm, hurtful, or getting in the way of the progress of something; and "loathsome" means detestable and deserving of hatred.
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TACIT
Unspoken
Eligible
Jubilant
Ecstatic
Explicit
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
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BLOATED.
Swollen
Skinny
Forlorn
Diminished
Effervescent
If something is “bloated” it is fat and swollen. For clarification, "effervescent" means bubbly and energetic; "forlorn" means to feel sad and pitiful; "diminished" means made smaller.
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INOPERABLE
Untreatable
Tone-deaf
Forested
Disagreeable
Selective
Inoperable means unable to be operated on, or untreatable.