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Example Question #1446 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
stately
gigantic
melancholic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
perfected
cantankerous
tiny
insulting
sultry
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Rhetorical
Controversial
Persuasive
Independent
Forceful
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
Example Question #2202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Talk
Formal
Common
Local
Silly
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #2203 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Uncharacteristic
Welcome
Terse
Mediocre
Unfortunate
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
Example Question #2204 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Acquiescent
Impoverished
Asinine
Intellectual
Appropriate
Acquiescent
“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.
Example Question #2205 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Bilateral
Entitled
Latitudinal
One-sided
Untitled
One-sided
"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.
Example Question #2206 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISMAL
Arid
Sterile
Dry
Bleak
Clean
Bleak
"Dismal" and "bleak" are synonyms referring to a state of being inhospitable and dark (in all senses). Their meanings obviously have a negative connotation. "Clean" and "sterile" have definitions related to the idea of being free from dirt, mess, or (in the case of "sterile") germs. "Arid" and "dry" refer to areas that lack water
Example Question #2207 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXOTIC
Foreign
Merciful
Intolerable
Reckless
Domestic
Foreign
Something "exotic" is strange or foreign. This is the opposite of "domestic." "Reckless" and "risky" are synonyms, as are "intolerable" and "insufferable." "Merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #2208 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEBRIATED
Militant
Quarrelsome
Circuitous
Pessimistic
Intoxicated
Intoxicated
"Inebriated" means drunk or intoxicated. "Quarrelsome" means argumentative, which is also a synonym for "antagonistic." "Pessimistic" and "optimistic" are antonyms, as are "direct" and "circuitous." "Militant" means fanatical, overly zealous.
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