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Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PULCHRITUDE
Removal
Conception
Nightmare
Beauty
Exit
Beauty
"Pulchritude" means beauty, so "beauty" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "pulchritude": "exit" means departure; "conception" means start; "nightmare" means bad dream; and "removal" means elimination.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERVIOUS
Insignificant
Flawless
Unaffected
Independent
Stained
Unaffected
"Impervious" means not letting things pass through, or unaffected by something. One might write, "While everyone else got sick, Michael seemed impervious to germs."
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEBULOUS
Morose
Indistinct
Celebrated
Nefarious
Concrete
Indistinct
“Nebulous” means murky or indistinct. For clarification, "morose" means very sad; "nefarious" means wicked or infamous.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRIDENT
Harsh
Immature
Written
Retroactive
Ambiguous
Harsh
"Strident" means loud or harsh.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Bifocal
Light
Audible
Wise
Munificent
Light
“Diaphanous” means light, and is most commonly used to describe fabric or material. For clarification, "audible" means able to be heard; "bifocal" means having two focal lengths,and refers to a type of glasses; "munificent" means very generous.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Intelligent
Business-like
Unhealthy
Portly
Commandeering
Portly
Corpulent literally means fat, or having a large body. The only one of the answer choices that means fat is "portly."
You may have seen the root "corp" and thought of words like corporation or corporal, but the root of each of those words actually has to do with the Latin word "corpus," which literally means body.
Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
PELLUCID
Awful
Clear
Extravagant
Crimson
Voluntary
Clear
"Pellucid" means clear or transparent. The root word "lucere" means to shine in Latin. So, the best answer choice is "clear."
Example Question #1571 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Clear
Nontransparent
Limpid
Lucid
Cloudy
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #1572 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Partial
Burdensome
Intelligent
Cozy
Burning
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #1573 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Nasty
Friendly
Toilet
Spacious
Generous
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
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