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Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Crucial
Admonishing
Equivalent
Squeamish
Conjectural
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #192 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Crucial
Archaic
Torpid
Feverish
Tacit
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #193 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Fundamental
Trite
Tantamount
Tangential
Banal
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #2281 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Propitious
Auspicious
Nomadic
Ancient
Laconic
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #2282 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Refined
Unisex
Gauche
Adroit
Maritime
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #2283 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Vicarious
Pleonastic
Verbose
Unethical
Salutary
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
calmly
truthfully
rapidly
passionately
reluctantly
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
disappointing
trifling
politely
maliciously
solely
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
Example Question #2284 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUNDLY
Cheerfully
Marginally
Emphatically
Falsely
Openly
Emphatically
"Roundly" means done in an emphatic or vehement way.
Example Question #2285 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICIOUSLY
Visibly
Ferociously
Heart-rending
Invincible
Vicinity
Ferociously
"Viciously" and "ferociously" are synonymous adverbs describing a savage, violent or destructive way of performing an action, attacking viciously, for example. The other words do not share this meaning. In fact, some of the other answer choices are not even adverbs.
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