SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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Example Questions

Example Question #1021 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

SEMINAL

Possible Answers:

Regular

Influential

Detailed

Insignificant

Bothersome

Correct answer:

Influential

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Insignificant

Opposite

Essential

Aggressive

Easygoing

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Mesmerizing

Belittling

Astounding

Baffling

Aggravating

Correct answer:

Baffling

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Personable

Talkative

Reserved

Important

Pale

Correct answer:

Important

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Considerable

Heavy

Practical

Kind

Rough

Correct answer:

Considerable

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Underlying

Constructive

Violent

Capital

Pesky

Correct answer:

Underlying

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Banal

Odd

Sly

Settled

Particular

Correct answer:

Banal

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Calm

Affordable

Delayed

Modest

Insignificant

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Blatant

Hesitant

Inclusive

Threatening

Wandering

Correct answer:

Inclusive

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Required

Mortified

Optional

Conversational

Decorated

Correct answer:

Required

Explanation:

“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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