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Example Question #2385 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCRETE
Serious
Separate
Imaginative
Flowery
Malignant
Separate
"Discrete" and "separate" are both words to describe things that are distinctive from one another.
Example Question #2386 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERVASIVE
Hand-crafted
Underground
Wealthy
Extensive
Threatening
Extensive
"Pervasive" means widely prevalent, or "extensive." One might talk about the "pervasive influence" of a new idea or invention.
Example Question #1067 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSTIC
Ordinary
Petite
Rural
Shabby
Oxidized
Rural
"Rustic" means relating to the countryside, or "rural."
Example Question #3141 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUCOLIC
Futuristic
Urbane
Lighthearted
Welcoming
Pastoral
Pastoral
"Bucolic" is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life." While "lighthearted" and "welcoming" might seem like good answers because of the "pleasant" connotation of "bucolic," "pastoral" is the closest synonym of "bucolic" amongst the answer choices because one meaning of "pastoral" is "portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form," usually used to refer to works of art. So, the correct answer is "pastoral."
Example Question #2388 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LATTER
Developed
Unstable
Morose
Final
Adorable
Final
Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.
Example Question #2389 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Bold
Intelligent
Careful
Sneaky
Wayward
Wayward
Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #3142 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Preposterous
Financial
Civic
Corresponding
Irate
Civic
Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.
Example Question #3143 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCENDANT
Consistent
Up-and-coming
Qualitative
Faltering
Sinking
Up-and-coming
“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3144 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERMINAL
Capricious
Crass
Mistaken
Timid
Final
Final
"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.
Example Question #3145 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Comical
Full
Ruffled
Indecisive
Inflicted
Full
"Replete" means full or complete.
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