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Example Question #1631 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRIATED
Jejune
Festering
Dappled
Excited
Striped
Striped
"Striated" is another word for "striped." "Dappled" means spotted or marked with splotches. "Jejune" means dull and uninteresting. "Festering" means diseased and rotting. "Excited" is a synonym for "enthusiastic" and "eager."
Example Question #1632 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GELID
Ludicrous
Lenient
Tepid
Indulgent
Icy
Icy
"Gelid" means frigid, "icy," very cold. "Tepid," which means lukewarm, is another temperature word. "Ludicrous" is a synonym for "ridiculous," absurd. "Indulgent" and "lenient" are synonyms.
Example Question #1633 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WIZENED
Rotund
Shriveled
Puerile
Geriatric
Outlandish
Shriveled
"Wizened" means "shriveled," age-worn, and wrinkled, and is often used to describe elderly people or things. It is not, however, a direct synonym for "geriatric" (elderly). "Puerile' means juvenile, immature. "Outlandish" means bizarre or strange. "Rotund" is a synonym for "plump."
Example Question #1634 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPACIOUS
Redundant
Extenuating
Scrupulous
Ghastly
Ample
Ample
The adjective "capacious" means spacious, roomy, having more than enough room. This is closest in meaning to "ample" which means having more than enough of. Additionally, "extenuating" means (of circumstances) explaining and excusing; "redundant" means no longer needed, made unnecessary; "scrupulous" means either careful and meticulous or honest and principled; "ghastly" means horrible, grim, dire, horrific.
Example Question #1635 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBLIQUE
Choleric
Corrupt
Slanting
Curvaceous
Rectilinear
Slanting
"Oblique" means "slanting" or crooked. "Rectilinear" means having straight lines, and "curvaceous" means having curves. "Corrupt" is a synonym for "depraved." "Choleric" means angry or irritable.
Example Question #1636 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRAVID
Trivial
Wizened
Dreary
Serpentine
Pregnant
Pregnant
"Gravid" mean "pregnant," either literally with child or figuratively (as in a gravid pause). "Wizened" means withered and shriveled, and "trivial" means trifling, unimportant. "Serpentine" is a synonym for "winding" or tortuous. "Dreary" is a synonym for "dismal."
Example Question #1637 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROTUND
Stately
Scathing
Baronial
Plump
Apposite
Plump
"Rotund" means chubby or plump. "Baronial" and "stately" are both synonyms for "grand." "Scathing" means blistering. "Apposite" means apt or appropriate.
Example Question #1638 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTENDED
Enthralled
Emaciated
Swollen
Abstruse
Leery
Swollen
The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.
Example Question #1639 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Gaudy
Taciturn
Surreptitious
Garbled
Supercilious
Gaudy
The adjective "ostentatious" means excessively pretentious and showy. This is closest in meaning to "gaudy" which means lacking class and good taste, excessively extravagant. Additionally, "garbled" means mixed up; "taciturn" means quiet, silent, reserved; "supercilious" means arrogant, overbearing; "surreptitious" means secretive and sneaky.
Example Question #1640 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREPUSCULAR
Burnished
Ordinary
Dulcet
Twilight
Rotund
Twilight
"Crepuscular" describes the "twilight" or dusk. "Dulcet" means sweet-sounding or mellifluous. "Ordinary" means average or normal. "Burnished" means polished or shined by careful rubbing, and "rotund" is a synonym for "plump."
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