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Example Question #1681 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANT
Green
Moving
Friendly
Listless
Developed
Moving
“Poignant” means emotionally painful. It can also mean to the point or piercing. So, "moving," which can mean evoking emotion, is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “poignant”. “Developed” means matured or progressed. “Green” is the color of grass. “Friendly” means kind or welcoming. “Listless” means lacking energy.
Example Question #1682 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GIDDY
Flighty
Destroyed
Accelerating
Stable
Young
Flighty
"Giddy" means excitable or frivolous. Similarly, the correct answer "flighty" means easily excited or lacking stability. The other choices do not have similar definitions: "accelerating" means speeding up; "young" means juvenile; "stable" means not often changing; and "destroyed" means spoiled, wrecked, or defeated.
Example Question #1683 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLACID
Gregarious
Placated
Tranquil
Candid
Dull
Tranquil
"Placid" is an adjective that means not easily perturbed or excited when referring to a sentient living thing; it can also mean peaceful and calm, and is often used this way to describe bodies of water. While "dull" might seem like a good potential synonym for "placid," "dull" actually means boring or not sharp, so it doesn't mean the same thing that "placid" does. "Tranquil," however, means calm, and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "placid," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1684 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NONPLUSSED
Surprised
Apathetic
Controlled
Genial
Untrustworthy
Surprised
"Nonplussed" means surprised and bewildered, so "surprised" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1685 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGHAST
Cerebral
Jubilant
Scornful
Horrified
Ghostly
Horrified
If you are “aghast," you are horrified, so "horrified" is the correct answer. For clarification, "cerebral" means intelligent or brainy; "jubilant" means very happy; "scornful" means negative and insulting; and "ghostly" means spectral or like a phantom.
Example Question #1686 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Jolly
Obese
Engaged
Fanatic
Spiritual
Jolly
"Merry" is used to describe someone or something that is happy and pleasant. One might write, "His neighbors adored his merry, upbeat attitude."
Example Question #1687 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Apathetic
Excessive
Wise
Jocular
Sullen
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #1688 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Uninterested
Corresponding
Peaceful
Snobbish
Challenging
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #1689 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Distant
Disastrous
Substantial
Energetic
Charged
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #1690 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Adopted
Isolated
Candid
Hurried
Joyful
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
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