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Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Calm
Affordable
Delayed
Modest
Insignificant
Insignificant
Trivial means insignificant.
Example Question #3101 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPREHENSIVE
Blatant
Hesitant
Inclusive
Threatening
Wandering
Inclusive
Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.
Example Question #3102 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REQUISITE
Required
Mortified
Optional
Conversational
Decorated
Required
“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3103 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERATIVE
Inferior
Necessary
Dismissive
Ambitious
Enchanting
Necessary
"Imperative" means absolutely necessary or unavoidable.
Example Question #3104 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPULSORY
Dorsal
Communicative
Genuine
Required
Effective
Required
"Compulsory" means "required," or mandatory.
Example Question #2351 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Splendid
Frivolous
Careful
Testy
Magnetic
Frivolous
Trivial and frivolous both mean petty and superficial.
Example Question #3105 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARCANE
Charming
Recent
Mysterious
Moody
Purposeful
Mysterious
"Arcane" means understood by few, mysterious.
Example Question #3106 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CRYPTIC
Mysterious
Palpable
Apparent
Evident
Obvious
Mysterious
“Cryptic” means enigmatic or mysterious. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all antonyms of cryptic and synonyms of one another.
Example Question #3107 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERITABLE
Legitimate
Dubious
Doubtful
Fair-weather
Capricious
Legitimate
The word "veritable" is most similar in meaning to "legitimate" and relates an object's authentic nature. The other words do not share this meaning. Some of the answer choices are, in fact, antonyms of "veritable."
Example Question #2211 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUTHORITATIVE
Autumnal
Awe-inspiring
Official
Authentic
Authorial
Official
"Authoritative" and "official" are synonyms. They refer to an object's standing or reputation as being of the highest official or institutional caliber. The other words might appear similar but do not have closely related meanings. "Authorial" refers to the something (usually intention) pertaining to an author.
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