All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Kindly
Harmless
Violent
Flexible
Urgent
Kindly
Someone who is benevolent is kindly, helpful, or friendly. The root word is "bene," Latin for "good."
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Incoherence
Journey
Wandering
Spin
Evasion
Evasion
Circumlocution is the act of talking around the point instead of getting directly to it; it's speaking evasively or indirectly. The roots are "circum", Latin for "around", and "locut-" Latin for "speaking;" "circumlocution" is "around-speaking."
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Hidden
Deluded
Convincing
Machine-like
Urgent
Convincing
Something that is cogent is logical, sensible, and intelligent. It comes from the Latin root "cog-" meaning "think/know", as in "cognition" (the act of thinking or knowing) and "incognito" (unknown, or under cover).
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Rotting
Obese
Friendly
Thoughtful
Unified
Obese
Someone who is corpulent is very fat, or obese. This comes from the Latin root "corp-", meaning body, as in "corpse" and "incorporate."
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREDULITY
Gullibility
Cruelty
Fidelity
Misery
Hilarity
Gullibility
Credulity is the condition of being eager to believe something, so the synonym is gullibility. The Latin root here is "cred-", which means to believe, as in "credit" (being willing to trust or believe someone or something), and "incredible" (unbelievable).
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIMINUTIVE
Tiny
Funny
Degrading
Insulting
Stupid
Tiny
"Diminutive" means small, so the synonym you want is "tiny." This comes from the Latin root "minute," meaning a small thing, as in "minute" (small measure of time) and "mini-" (a prefix meaning anything small in size) or "minus" (to make smaller by subtracting).
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Identification
Loyalty
Cusp
Transfer
Carnage
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
New
Central
Scholarly
Free
Malevolent
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
Example Question #2241 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NULLIFY
Rest
Persuade
Clean
Cancel
Lurk
Cancel
"To nullify" is to cancel. The Latin root word, "nullus," means no or none.
Example Question #2242 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COPIOUS
Tiring
Distinct
Plentiful
Hackneyed
Melodramatic
Plentiful
"Copious" means plentiful or large in quantity. The Latin root word, "copia," means abundance.
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