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Example Question #1201 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Peculiar
Depressed
Ordinary
Confident
Professional
Unusual
Unusual
"Peculiar" means strange.
Example Question #1393 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDIGENOUS
Foreign
Friendly
Native
Unkind
Menacing
Native
"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.
Example Question #1394 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXILED
Dead
Deplored
Outlined
Banished
Welcomed
Banished
If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.
Example Question #1395 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RANDOM
Abundant
Flimsy
Rash
Orderly
Erratic
Erratic
"Random" means occuring in no regular sequence or order, so "erratic," which means unpredictable, is the correct answer. "Orderly" is an antonym of "random" and"erratic"; it means arranged in a neat and tidy manner. "Flimsy" means weak and easily damaged. "Rash" means careless or done without much thought. "Abundant" means plentiful.
Example Question #1396 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STARK
Brash
Fertile
Garish
Desolate
Open
Desolate
"Stark" means bare, desolate or basic, so "desolate" is the correct answer. For clarification, "fertile" means producing life, "garish" means tasteless, "brash" means bold, and "open" means unblocked or uncovered.
Example Question #1201 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ITINERANT
Sanction
Rout
Wandering
Permit
Prohibit
Wandering
Someone who is "itinerant" does not have a permanent home and wanders from place to place, so "wandering" is the correct answer. For clarification, a "rout" is a heavy defeat. "Sanction" and "permit" are synonyms that each mean allow; each is an antonym of "prohibit," which means forbid.
Example Question #1202 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LUSH
Verdant
Explicit
Objective
Profane
Subjective
Verdant
"Lush" means abundant or luxuriant and often refers to plants or foliage, so it is most similar in meaning to "verdant," which means either of the color of grass or covered in green vegetation. For clarification, "profane" means rude and disrespectful or having to do with worldly things instead of spiritual things, "explicit" means clear and unambiguous, "subjective" means biased or based on personal opinion, and "objective" means not subject to personal opinion.
Example Question #2201 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STRAIGHTFORWARD
Extreme
Similar
Direct
Unpredictable
Contagious
Direct
"Straightforward" means simple, easy, or direct, so "direct" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "straightfoward": "contagious" means infectious or easily spread and most often refers to diseases; "similar" means alike; "extreme" means very great or utmost; and "unpredictable" means not able to be predicted, as you might infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "predictable."
Example Question #2202 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
REMOTE
Distant
Dull
Decreasing
Close
Slow
Distant
"Distant," which means secluded, is a synonym of "remote." The definition of "remote" is out-of-the-way or far apart.
Example Question #2203 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJACENT
Noncontiguous
Whimsical
Awry
Abounding
Abutting
Abutting
"Adjacent" is an adjective that means nearby or connected by a shared border so we need to pick out another adjective that also means near or sharing a border. While "noncontiguous" may look like a correct answer, because "contiguous" is used to describe two things that are right next to each other, the "non-" prefix means not, so "noncontiguous" means not immediately next to each other. So, "noncontiguous" is an antonym of "adjacent" and can't be the right answer. "Abutting," however, means bordering, and since "abutting" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "adjacent," "abutting" is the correct answer.
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