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Example Question #1021 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEMINAL
Regular
Influential
Detailed
Insignificant
Bothersome
Influential
"Seminal" means innovative, original, or "influential."
Example Question #1022 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEGLIGIBLE
Insignificant
Opposite
Essential
Aggressive
Easygoing
Insignificant
"Negligible" means so small it's not worth considering, or "insignificant."
Example Question #1023 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDING
Mesmerizing
Belittling
Astounding
Baffling
Aggravating
Baffling
"Confounding" means confusing and difficult to figure out. "Baffling" means puzzling. Given how similar "confounding" and "baffling" are in meaning, they are synonyms.
Example Question #1024 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMINENT
Personable
Talkative
Reserved
Important
Pale
Important
Prominent means well-known or famous.
Example Question #1025 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBSTANTIAL
Considerable
Heavy
Practical
Kind
Rough
Considerable
Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.
Example Question #1026 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FUNDAMENTAL
Underlying
Constructive
Violent
Capital
Pesky
Underlying
Foundational means basic or underlying.
Example Question #2342 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Banal
Odd
Sly
Settled
Particular
Banal
Trivial means unimportant or banal
Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Calm
Affordable
Delayed
Modest
Insignificant
Insignificant
Trivial means insignificant.
Example Question #3101 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPREHENSIVE
Blatant
Hesitant
Inclusive
Threatening
Wandering
Inclusive
Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.
Example Question #3102 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REQUISITE
Required
Mortified
Optional
Conversational
Decorated
Required
“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.
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