SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

SICK

Possible Answers:

Normal

Unwell

Tolerant

Healthy

Rarely

Correct answer:

Unwell

Explanation:

"Sick" is defined as being affected by physical or mental illness. "Unwell" is an exact synonym of "sick," thus making it the best answer! "Healthy" is an antonym of "sick," meaning the two terms are complete opposites. 

Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

MENACING

Possible Answers:

Scary 

Direction 

Listen 

Humble

Damaging 

Correct answer:

Scary 

Explanation:

"Menacing" means scary and threatening, so "scary" is the correct answer. To help you, "humble" means modest or not arrogant, and "damaging" means causing damate or hurtful.

Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

IMPORTANT

Possible Answers:

Disentangled

Significant

Dedicated

Thrilling

Deductive

Correct answer:

Significant

Explanation:

"Important" is defined as of great significance or value; thus, "significant" is the best answer choice.

Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

WEARY

Possible Answers:

Shy 

Tired 

Broken 

Defeated

Somber 

Correct answer:

Tired 

Explanation:

If you are “weary,” you are tired, so "tired" is the correct answer. It is important not to confuse weary with "wary," which means cautious or on your guard. To help you, “somber” means sad or melancholy. “Defeated” and “broken” can mean the same thing, which is beaten and feeling like there is nothing left for you to do.

Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

Manuel worried that he hadn't studied enough because the test was very RIGOROUS.

Possible Answers:

Easy

Obnoxious

Demanding

Long

Correct answer:

Demanding

Explanation:

Rigorous means demanding or challenging. This can be determined from the context of the sentence. Manuel is worried about the test. That should eliminate easy as answer. A test can't really be "obnoxious," which means badly behaved or overly loud. That leaves "long" and "demanding." "Long" can be eliminated because a long, but easy, test probably wouldn't make Manuel nervous that he hadn't studied enough.

Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

LETHAL

Possible Answers:

Luckily

Fortunately

Carelessly

Gently

Deadly

Correct answer:

Deadly

Explanation:

"Lethal" means deadly, can cause death. To provide further help, "fortunately" and "luckily" both mean the same thing, they are synonyms of one another. On the other hand "gently" which means done carefully and calmly, is the opposite of "carelessly" which means done without care. "Gently" and "carelessly" are antonyms of one another.

Example Question #57 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

CARNIVOROUS

Possible Answers:

Fancy

Flesh-eating

Vegetarian

Elegant

Herbivorous

Correct answer:

Flesh-eating

Explanation:

The words "carnivorous" and "flesh-eating" are synonymous. These words refer to something that eats meat or flesh. The words "herbivorous" and "vegetarian refer to something that eats plants instead of eating meat. The words "fancy" and "elegant" are synonymous with each other; they refer to something that is decorated or refined.

Example Question #58 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

RIDICULOUS

Possible Answers:

Creative

Incomparable

Silly

Dynamic

Descriptive

Correct answer:

Silly

Explanation:

The word most similar in meaning to RIDICULOUS is "silly." "Ridiculous" means inviting mockery. If you wore a ballet outfit with swimming goggles to school, you might look ridiculous. You would also look "silly!"

To determine the meaning of "incomparable," use the base word "comparable." This is similar to the word "compare." "Comparable" means things are roughly equal. Now add the prefix "in" which means not. "Incomparable" means not equal or outstanding. For example: "For the concert tonight, I am announcing the incomparable Taylor Swift."

"Creative" means to be imaginative.

If you are "descriptive," you "describe."

"Dynamic" means constantly changing.

Example Question #1097 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

A synonym of "absurd" is __________.

Possible Answers:

honored

quiet

fragile

ridiculous

serious

Correct answer:

ridiculous

Explanation:

Since "absurd" is an adjective that means "silly," we need to pick out another adjective that means "silly." While "serious" may look like the correct answer, it actually means the opposite of "silly." However, "ridiculous" is an adjective that means "extremely silly or unreasonable," so "ridiculous" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1098 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

A synonym of “fundamental” is __________.

Possible Answers:

trivial

sensational

weird

scary

crucial

Correct answer:

crucial

Explanation:

“Fundamental” is an adjective that means “forming a necessary base or core; of central importance,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “important.” That means that “trivial” cannot be the correct answer, because “trivial,” is an adjective that means “of little value or importance,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “fundamental.” “Crucial,” however, is an adjective that means either “decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something” or “of great importance,” and because “crucial” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “fundamental,” “crucial” is the correct answer.

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