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Example Question #2241 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORBIDDING
Crafty
Welcoming
Iconic
Threatening
Witty
Threatening
"Forbidding" means uninviting or threatening. This is an antonym for "welcoming." "Witty" means humorously intelligent, and "crafty" means clever and devious. "Iconic" is a synonym for classic; it can also mean related or pertaining to a religious icon.
Example Question #2242 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCATHING
Lively
Abysmal
Autumnal
Harvested
Blistering
Blistering
"Scathing" means biting, severe, and "blistering." "Abysmal" means dreadful or terrible, and "lively" means animated. "Autumnal" is an adjective for autumn or fall.
Example Question #2243 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORPID
Elaborate
Sluggish
Legendary
Improvised
Illogical
Sluggish
"Torpid" is another word for "sluggish" or lethargic. "Elaborate" means very complex and intricate. "Improvised" means unplanned or spontaneous. "Illogical" is an antonym for "logical," and "legendary" is a synonym for fabled or storied.
Example Question #2244 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSAILABLE
Intractable
Erratic
Immutable
Vulnerable
Voluminous
Vulnerable
The verb "assail" means attack, so the adjective "assailable" means able to be attacked, susceptible to attack. This is closest in meaning to "vulnerable." Additionally, "immutable" means fixed, never-changing; "voluminous" means large, vast, having a lot of volume; "intractable" means stubborn, obstinate, refusing to change one's mind; "erratic" means unreliable, inconsistent.
Example Question #2245 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDISCRIMINATE
Random
Organized
Verbose
Firm
False
Random
The adjective "indiscriminate" means not selective, done randomly without any consideration. Additionally, "verbose" means (of writing or speech) wordy, overly complicated.
Example Question #2246 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENURIOUS
Ignominious
Emblematic
Propitious
Impoverished
Auspicious
Impoverished
"Penury" is extreme poverty. "Ignominy" means shame and humiliation, and "emblematic" means symbolic. "Propitious" and "auspicious" are synonyms that both mean favorable and promising.
Example Question #2247 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACONIC
Slothful
Apposite
Terse
Mercurial
Tasteless
Terse
"Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" or brief. "Mercurial" is a synonym for "capricious," and "apposite" means apt. "Tasteless" and "tasteful" are antonyms, "slothful" and "indolent" are synonyms.
Example Question #1451 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONJECTURAL
Vicarious
Grotesque
Belligerent
Speculative
Elliptical
Speculative
"Conjectural" means "speculative," supposed, hypothetical. "Belligerent" is a synonym for "aggressive," and "grotesque" is a synonym for "gruesome." "Elliptical" means obscure and impossible to comprehend. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," indirect.
Example Question #166 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSOLVENT
Aloof
Bankrupt
Greedy
Infrequent
Inane
Bankrupt
The adjective "insolvent" means unable to pay one's debts due to running out of money. This is closest in definition to "bankrupt." Additionally, "aloof" means distant, withdrawn from human company; "inane" means pointless and silly.
Example Question #1451 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTATIVE
Effervescent
Gilded
Apocryphal
Presumed
Morose
Presumed
"Putative" means assumed, so-called, or supposed. "Effervescent" means bubbly and can describe a liquid or a personality, and "morose" is a synonym for glum or gloomy. "Gilded" means shiny or covered in a gold or gold-like coating. "Apocryphal" means fictitious or false.
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