SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

LEWD

Possible Answers:

Particular

Untied

Shining

Limber

Vulgar

Correct answer:

Vulgar

Explanation:

"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."

Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

ABERRANT

Possible Answers:

Ill

Playful

Inflected

Clamorous

Deviant

Correct answer:

Deviant

Explanation:

"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.

Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

COMMENSURATE

Possible Answers:

Indecisive

Sustained

Slanderous

Fanciful

Equal

Correct answer:

Equal

Explanation:

"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.

Example Question #114 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

AKIN

Possible Answers:

Related

Dissimilar

Superficial

Superior

Unfriendly

Correct answer:

Related

Explanation:

The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.

Example Question #651 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

EXEMPT

Possible Answers:

Flexible

Upset

Maligned

Burdened

Excused

Correct answer:

Excused

Explanation:

Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.

Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

UNSCATHED

Possible Answers:

loose

frosty

damaged

determined

intact

Correct answer:

intact

Explanation:

"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.

Example Question #652 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

COLLOQUIAL

Possible Answers:

Antique

Radiant

Informal

Collectible 

Harsh

Correct answer:

Informal

Explanation:

"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."

Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COLOSSAL

Possible Answers:

volatile

melancholic

stately

gigantic

floating

Correct answer:

gigantic

Explanation:

"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.

Example Question #1445 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

DIMINUITIVE

Possible Answers:

tiny

perfected

cantankerous

sultry

insulting

Correct answer:

tiny

Explanation:

"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.

Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

UNILATERAL

Possible Answers:

Forceful

Independent

Persuasive

Rhetorical

Controversial

Correct answer:

Independent

Explanation:

If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.

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