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Example Question #3241 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXCEPTIONAL
Reflective
Morose
Garrulous
Pungent
Prodigious
Prodigious
"Exceptional" means outstanding or brilliant, as does the correct answer, "prodigious." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "exceptional": "garrulous" means talkative, "pungent" means having a strong smell or taste, "morose" means gloomy, and "reflective" means either reflecting light or thoughtful.
Example Question #3241 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Shallow
Unoriginal
Determined
Unseemly
Notorious
Unoriginal
“Banal” means unoriginal and boring, so "unoriginal" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unseemly" means unpleasant or undesirable; "determined" means motivated; "shallow" describes someone who is not thinking or feeling deeply; and "notorious" means infamous.
Example Question #3242 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPID
curious
detrimental
parallel
insipid
intriguing
insipid
“Vapid” is an adjective that means “offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; empty” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “not stimulating or challenging.” That means that “intriguing” cannot be the correct answer, because “intriguing” means “arousing one’s curiosity or interest; fascinating,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “vapid.” “Insipid,” however, is an adjective that means either “lacking flavor” or “lacking vigor or interest,” and because “insipid” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “vapid,” “insipid” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3243 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSAIC
Legendary
Rhetorical
Chaotic
Diction
Commonplace
Commonplace
“Prosaic” describes something ordinary or commonplace. You might have thought the correct answer is “rhetorical” because of the relationship between “prose” and “rhetoric,” but “prosaic” is unrelated to “prose.” For clarification, "rhetorical" means relating to the skill of persuasive language, and "diction" means spoken clarity or choice of words.
Example Question #3244 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPECCABLE
Risky
Normal
Wet
Flawless
Durable
Flawless
"Impeccable" means faultless or flawless.
Example Question #3245 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Agressive
Competitive
Judgmental
Unbecoming
Boring
Boring
"Insipid" means lacking flavor or uninteresting. "Boring" means lacking the quality of being interesting. Both "boring" and "insipid" mean mundane or banal. Thus, these two words are synonyms.
Example Question #3247 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILAPIDATED
Sturdy
Folded
Hairless
Confusing
Rundown
Rundown
Something that is "dilapidated" is worn out, rickety, and rundown.
Example Question #3246 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLICHÉD
Enormous
Impractical
Insightful
Overused
Derisive
Overused
Clichéd means overused.
Example Question #3247 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUXURIOUS
Opulent
Financial
Reticent
Vindicated
Massive
Opulent
Luxurious means extremely elegant and lavish, or opulent.
Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Commonplace
Zesty
Medicinal
Creative
Cowardly
Commonplace
"Banal" means overused or "commonplace."
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