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

Limber

Untied

Vulgar

Shining

Correct answer:

Vulgar

Explanation:

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

Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

ABERRANT

Possible Answers:

Deviant

Inflected

Playful

Ill

Clamorous

Correct answer:

Deviant

Explanation:

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

Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

COMMENSURATE

Possible Answers:

Fanciful

Sustained

Indecisive

Slanderous

Equal

Correct answer:

Equal

Explanation:

"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.

Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

AKIN

Possible Answers:

Related

Unfriendly

Superior

Dissimilar

Superficial

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 #114 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

EXEMPT

Possible Answers:

Burdened

Flexible

Excused

Maligned

Upset

Correct answer:

Excused

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1444 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

UNSCATHED

Possible Answers:

intact

loose

determined

damaged

frosty

Correct answer:

intact

Explanation:

"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.

Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

COLLOQUIAL

Possible Answers:

Radiant

Antique

Collectible 

Harsh

Informal

Correct answer:

Informal

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1446 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COLOSSAL

Possible Answers:

volatile

stately

gigantic

melancholic

floating

Correct answer:

gigantic

Explanation:

"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.

Example Question #1403 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

DIMINUITIVE

Possible Answers:

cantankerous

insulting

perfected

sultry

tiny

Correct answer:

tiny

Explanation:

"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.

Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

UNILATERAL

Possible Answers:

Persuasive

Controversial

Forceful

Independent

Rhetorical

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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