All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1441 : Synonyms
A synonym of “derivative” is __________.
exhausted
universal
scathing
unoriginal
unique
unoriginal
“Derivative” is an adjective that can mean “imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason” and is usually used of an artist or work of art when used in this way. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “imitative.” That means that “unique” cannot be the correct answer, because “unique” is an adjective that means “being the only one of its kind; unlike anything,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “derivative.” “Unoriginal,” however, is an adjective that means “lacking originality; derivative,” and because “unoriginal” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “derivative,” “unoriginal” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1451 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Luminous
Reiterate
Full
Sever
Wage
Full
“Replete” means having much of something or being full of something. Do not mistake it for “repeat,” which has the same meaning as “reiterate.” To clarify the other terms, “luminous” means producing or seeming to produce light; “wage” means to engage in or carry on; “sever” means to remove or separate.
Example Question #1254 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Ample
Peaceful
Silent
Hard-working
Sufficient
Inadequate
Sufficient
"Ample" means enough or sufficient.
Example Question #1261 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Additional
Necessary
Extra
Formal
Vast
Symbolic
Extra
"Additional" means extra.
Example Question #1452 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEVOID
Full
Barren
Bored
Diving
Hole
Barren
If something is “devoid,” it is being without a usual or expected attribute or accompaniment, so a “devoid” landscape could mean that it is lacking trees or life. If something is “barren,” it has very few plants or is not suitable for plants,so it is similar in meaning to “devoid.” “Devoid” is related to the root word “void,” which means empty space.
Example Question #1262 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PIDDLING
Gauche
Humonogus
Advantageous
Lilliputian
Fungus
Lilliputian
“Piddling” means small or unimportant. “Lilliputian” also means small; it comes from the book Gulliver's Travels and began to be used in language in the early 1700s. To help you, the suffix “-ous” means characterized by. “Gauche” means unpolished, clumsy, or inelegant. “Humongous” means extremely large. “Fungous” means the same as fungal.
Example Question #1263 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of “abysmal” is __________.
deserted
phenomenal
upset
deplorable
understood
deplorable
“Abysmal” is an adjective that means “extremely bad; appalling,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “extremely bad.” That means that “phenomenal” cannot be the correct answer, because “phenomenal” is an adjective that can mean “very remarkable; extraordinary,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “abysmal.” “Deplorable,” however, is an adjective that can mean “shockingly bad in quality,” and because “deplorable” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “abysmal,” “deplorable” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1264 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXQUISITE
Pliable
Unkind
Beautiful
Haughty
Laughable
Beautiful
Something that is “exquisite” is beautiful and perfect. For clarification, "pliable" means flexible, and "haughty" means proud or self-important.
Example Question #1265 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
None of these answers
Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Unoriginal
Original
Unoriginal
"Banal" means trite, cliché, and unimaginative; as such, it is most similar in meaning to “unoriginal.”
Example Question #1451 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DECENT
Insufficient
Familial
Unreasonable
Insane
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
"Decent" means satisfactory. "Insufficient" means lacking in quantity and "unreasonable" means not reasonable, as one can infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "reasonable." As for the other answers, neither of them are close in meaning to "decent": "familial" means of or relating to family, and "insane," being a combination of the negative prefix "in-," which means not, and "sane," means not sane, or suffering from a severe mental illness.
Certified Tutor