SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, and Sensory Imagery

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OPAQUE

Possible Answers:

Clear

Limpid

Nontransparent

Lucid

Cloudy

Correct answer:

Nontransparent

Explanation:

"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."

Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INCANDESCENT

Possible Answers:

Partial

Cozy

Intelligent

Burning

Burdensome

Correct answer:

Burning

Explanation:

Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.

Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMMODIOUS

Possible Answers:

Friendly

Generous

Nasty

Spacious

Toilet

Correct answer:

Spacious

Explanation:

A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.

Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DIAPHANOUS

Possible Answers:

Sheer

Cold

Funny

Deadly

Frightening

Correct answer:

Sheer

Explanation:

"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.

Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DERELICT

Possible Answers:

On the up 

Running late 

Broken down 

Lost the way 

Under budget 

Correct answer:

Broken down 

Explanation:

“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.

Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TEPID

Possible Answers:

Dark

Escalating

Mindful

Honorable

Lukewarm

Correct answer:

Lukewarm

Explanation:

Tepid means lukewarm.  

Example Question #829 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ARID

Possible Answers:

Burly 

Dry

Marked

Clandestine

Tentative

Correct answer:

Dry

Explanation:

Arid means dry.  

Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ARID

Possible Answers:

Malleable

Shocking

Commendable

Dry

Weak

Correct answer:

Dry

Explanation:

Arid means extremely dry.

Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PUTRID

Possible Answers:

Lethal

Decaying

Causal

Latent

Optimistic

Correct answer:

Decaying

Explanation:

"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.

Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TURGID

Possible Answers:

Swollen

Intimidating

Striped

Transparent

Arrogant

Correct answer:

Swollen

Explanation:

"Turgid" means swollen.

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