SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #184 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

GIST 

Possible Answers:

Content 

Understanding 

Half 

Minimal 

Essence 

Correct answer:

Essence 

Explanation:

The correct answer is "essence." 

"Gist" is a noun that means the substance or essence of a speech, text or dialogue.

Example Question #185 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

AVERSION

Possible Answers:

Dislike

Chemistry

Mettle

Kindness

Wit

Correct answer:

Dislike

Explanation:

"Aversion" means dislike, opposition, antagonism

"Kindness" means compassion, benevolence, humanity

"Mettle" means bravery, caliber or courage.

"Chemistry" means attraction or charm in addition to being a field of natural science.

"Wit" means mentally sharp, funny, or clever and humorous.

 

Example Question #186 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

PIGMENT

Possible Answers:

Paper

Molecule

Debt

Color

Desert

Correct answer:

Color

Explanation:

"Pigment" means color, dye or stain

"Desert" means arid land

"Molecule" means a very small piece, a fragment of something, a particle of something

"Debt" means money that is owed to others.

"Paper" means the physical object that we write on, or it can mean a written article or essay. 

Example Question #291 : Synonyms

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

CONSTRICTIVE

Possible Answers:

restrictive

hazardous

snake-like

liberating

mean-spirited

Correct answer:

restrictive

Explanation:

Constrictive means something is restrictive.

Example Question #294 : Synonyms

A synonym of "limber" is __________.

Possible Answers:

lithe

cumbersome

minuscule

novel

stretched

Correct answer:

lithe

Explanation:

"Limber" is an adjective that means "flexible" or "bending easily," so we need to pick out another adjective that also means "flexible." While "stretched" may look like a good answer because "flexible" means "able to stretch," "stretched" does not mean "flexible," so it can't be correct. "Lithe," on the other hand, means "characterized by flexibility and grace," and since it is closest in meaning to "limber," it is the correct answer.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

A synonym of “grubby” is __________.

Possible Answers:

filthy

spotless

municipal

forthright

derogatory

Correct answer:

filthy

Explanation:

“Grubby” is an adjective that means either “dirty; grimy” or “disreputable; sordid.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “grimy” or “disreputable.” That means that “spotless” cannot be the correct answer, because “spotless” is an adjective that means “absolutely clean or pure; immaculate,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “grubby.” “Filthy,” however, is an adjective that can mean “disgustingly dirty,” and because “filthy” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “grubby,” “filthy” is the correct answer.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Arid

Possible Answers:

Desert

Dry

Outer space

Moist

Inundated

Correct answer:

Dry

Explanation:

"Arid" means dry; Moist means slightly wet; Inundated means flooded; Desert is a place that has sand and is dry; and Outer space it the area outside the earth's atmosphere.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

TORRID

Possible Answers:

Frigid 

Whimsical 

Mediocre

Dispute

Stifling

Correct answer:

Stifling

Explanation:

"Torrid" means scorching hot or extremely challenging. In this instance the best synonym for one of those meanings is “stifling” which means uncomfortably hot. For clarification, a dispute is an argument or disagreement; mediocre describes something that is average in a negative way; whimsical means silly and quirky; frigid means very cold, and is an antonym of stifling and torrid.

Example Question #1082 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

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

IMMACULATE

Possible Answers:

Messy 

Cluttered 

Spotless 

Untidy 

Jumbled 

Correct answer:

Spotless 

Explanation:

Something that is "immaculate" is perfect, clean, unblemished or spotless. The other four answer choices are all antonyms of immaculate.

Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

FRAGILE

Possible Answers:

Breakable

Vociferous

Sturdy

Persuasive

Broken

Correct answer:

Breakable

Explanation:

"Fragile" means breakable.

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