SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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Example Questions

Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

NEFARIOUS

Possible Answers:

Annotated

Wicked

Rapid

Cosmic

Refreshing

Correct answer:

Wicked

Explanation:

"Nefarious" means wicked.

Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

DELETERIOUS

Possible Answers:

Desiccated

Adequate

Harmful

Wily

Impulsive

Correct answer:

Harmful

Explanation:

"Deleterious" means harmful or injurious to health.

Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

CONDUCIVE

Possible Answers:

Outgoing

Helpful

Angular

Correct

Tepid

Correct answer:

Helpful

Explanation:

"Conducive" means helpful or tending to produce.

Example Question #64 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

SANGUINE

Possible Answers:

Civilized

Credible

Determined

Bloody

Hissing

Correct answer:

Bloody

Explanation:

"Sanguine" means bloody or cheerful. The Latin root word, "sanguis," means blood.

Example Question #65 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

AMENABLE

Possible Answers:

Mean

Handy

Pious

Agreeable

Unpleasant

Correct answer:

Agreeable

Explanation:

Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.

Example Question #66 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

MERCENARY

Possible Answers:

Amusing

Verbose

Greedy

Perplexing

Normal

Correct answer:

Greedy

Explanation:

The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.

Example Question #67 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

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

INSIDIOUS

Possible Answers:

Squalid

Perfect

Imaginative

Sparse

Harmful

Correct answer:

Harmful

Explanation:

"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.

Example Question #2151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

MACABRE

Possible Answers:

Gruesome

Soaked

Ingenious

Flowing

Moral

Correct answer:

Gruesome

Explanation:

"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.

Example Question #2152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FRUITFUL

Possible Answers:

Foolish

Arid

Misleading

Wild

Fertile

Correct answer:

Fertile

Explanation:

"Fruitful" means fertile.

Example Question #2153 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

COMATOSE

Possible Answers:

Memorable

Alert

Eager

Disturbed

Unconscious

Correct answer:

Unconscious

Explanation:

"Comatose" means unconscious.

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