SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1391 : Synonyms

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

AMENABLE

Possible Answers:

Handy

Unpleasant

Agreeable

Pious

Mean

Correct answer:

Agreeable

Explanation:

Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.

Example Question #1392 : Synonyms

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

MERCENARY

Possible Answers:

Normal

Verbose

Amusing

Perplexing

Greedy

Correct answer:

Greedy

Explanation:

The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.

Example Question #1393 : Synonyms

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

INSIDIOUS

Possible Answers:

Sparse

Imaginative

Squalid

Perfect

Harmful

Correct answer:

Harmful

Explanation:

"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.

Example Question #1394 : Synonyms

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

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Soaked

Gruesome

Ingenious

Flowing

Moral

Correct answer:

Gruesome

Explanation:

"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.

Example Question #1395 : Synonyms

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

FRUITFUL

Possible Answers:

Arid

Wild

Fertile

Foolish

Misleading

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #1396 : Synonyms

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

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Unconscious

Eager

Alert

Memorable

Disturbed

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"Comatose" means unconscious.

Example Question #1397 : Synonyms

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

AVOWED

Possible Answers:

Attuned

Self-confessed

Married

Contemptuous

Proximal

Correct answer:

Self-confessed

Explanation:

"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.

Example Question #1398 : Synonyms

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

FERAL

Possible Answers:

Savage

Sluggish

Euphoric

Spacious

Destitute

Correct answer:

Savage

Explanation:

"Feral" means wild or savage; Destitute means poor; Spacious means roomy; Euphoric means extremely happy; and Sluggish means slow moving.

Example Question #1359 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

INTENSE

Possible Answers:

palateable

vigorous

strange

rural

lethargic

Correct answer:

vigorous

Explanation:

"Intense" means of extreme force or strength, or vigorous.

Example Question #1401 : Synonyms

Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.

IRREPRESSIBLE

Possible Answers:

Pleasant

Racous

Occasional

Catastrophic

Unquenchable

Correct answer:

Unquenchable

Explanation:

"Irrepressible" means unable to be repressed or controlled, or unquenchable.

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