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Example Question #1063 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERVASIVE
Wealthy
Threatening
Hand-crafted
Extensive
Underground
Extensive
"Pervasive" means widely prevalent, or "extensive." One might talk about the "pervasive influence" of a new idea or invention.
Example Question #1064 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSTIC
Rural
Oxidized
Petite
Shabby
Ordinary
Rural
"Rustic" means relating to the countryside, or "rural."
Example Question #1065 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUCOLIC
Urbane
Pastoral
Welcoming
Lighthearted
Futuristic
Pastoral
"Bucolic" is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life." While "lighthearted" and "welcoming" might seem like good answers because of the "pleasant" connotation of "bucolic," "pastoral" is the closest synonym of "bucolic" amongst the answer choices because one meaning of "pastoral" is "portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form," usually used to refer to works of art. So, the correct answer is "pastoral."
Example Question #3141 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LATTER
Morose
Adorable
Developed
Unstable
Final
Final
Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Sneaky
Intelligent
Careful
Bold
Wayward
Wayward
Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #3142 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Corresponding
Civic
Preposterous
Irate
Financial
Civic
Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.
Example Question #3143 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCENDANT
Up-and-coming
Qualitative
Consistent
Faltering
Sinking
Up-and-coming
“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3144 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERMINAL
Timid
Final
Capricious
Crass
Mistaken
Final
"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.
Example Question #3145 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Comical
Full
Indecisive
Ruffled
Inflicted
Full
"Replete" means full or complete.
Example Question #3146 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Different
Miniature
Residential
Connected
Similar
Different
"Divergent" means different.
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