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Example Question #2121 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERNICIOUS
Ominous
Detrimental
Public
Private
Beneficial
Detrimental
“Pernicious” is an adjective that means gradually harmful over time, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like harmful. That means that “beneficial” cannot be the correct answer, because “beneficial” means helpful, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “pernicious.” “Detrimental,” however, is an adjective that means harmful, and because “detrimental” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “pernicious,” “detrimental” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2122 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEY
Introspective
Supernatural
Extroverted
Rational
Mundane
Supernatural
“Fey” means relating to magic or supernatural phenomenon. For clarification, "rational" means reasonable and sensible; "mundane" means ordinary or boring; "introspective" means inwardly focused with thoughts and feelings; and "extroverted" means outgoing or sociable.
Example Question #2123 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFLUENT
Torpid
Squishy
Wealthy
Forgotten
Grandiose
Wealthy
"Affluent" means having lots of material wealth.
Example Question #2124 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ODIOUS.
Adventurous
Revolting
Wanton
Sensory
Charming
Revolting
“Odious” means revolting. For clarification, "sensory" means relating to the senses; "wanton" means random or indiscriminate.
Example Question #2125 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS.
Purposeful
Rewarding
Foreboding
Effortless
Tricky
Foreboding
“Ominous” means scary or foreboding. You might have noticed it has the same root word as “omen,” which might have clued you in to the correct answer "foreboding."
Example Question #2126 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRECARIOUS
Inattentive
Uncertain
Preventative
Precious
Risky
Risky
"Precarious" means dangerous, so "risky," which means potentially harmful, is the correct answer.
Example Question #2127 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEJORATIVE
Elitist
Deprecatory
Sensible
Sneer
Lenient
Deprecatory
"Pejorative" is an adjective that means "expressing contempt or disapproval," so we need to find another word that means about the same thing - roughly, "disapproving." While "sneer" (""a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone, or to make such an expression or comment") might seem like a good answer because a sneer is often a pejorative gesture, it is not an adjective that means "disapproving," so it can't be the correct answer. "Deprecatory," on the other hand, is an adjective that means "showing a critical or disrespectful attitude," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "pejorative," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #2128 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Truthful
Feral
False
Fortuituous
Honest
False
"Illusory" means deceptive or false. Honest and Truthful are the antonyms of Illusory. Fortuitous means to be lucky, and Feral means to be wild. Both of these words have no relation to Illusory in this context.
Example Question #2129 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Shiny
Wealthy
Quarrelsome
Ostentatious
Naive
Wealthy
Opulent means wealthy.
Example Question #2130 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEFUNCT
Stupid
Terrible
Hard of hearing
Non-working
Blunt
Non-working
Something that is "defunct" is no longer in use or no longer capable of being used or done; something that is it is non-working.
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