All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2495 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Medicinal
Commonplace
Creative
Cowardly
Zesty
Commonplace
"Banal" means overused or "commonplace."
Example Question #2351 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STERLING
Melancholy
Understood
Excellent
Creamy
Scented
Excellent
"Sterling" means excellent or valuable.
Example Question #2497 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Courageous
Subservient
Dull
Quick
Retracted
Dull
"Insipid" means dull or bland.
Example Question #2352 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXECRABLE
Released
Supportive
Needless
Detestable
Clipped
Detestable
"Execrable" means detestable or very bad.
Example Question #2353 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERIVATIVE
Imaginative
Creative
Inspired
Imaginative
Inspired
Stirred
Stirred
Unoriginal
Unoriginal
“Derivative” means unoriginal or derived from an earlier idea. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all antonyms of derivative.
Example Question #2354 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESTIGIOUS
Perplexing
Abstruse
Acclaimed
Puzzling
Arcane
Acclaimed
"Prestigious" and "acclaimed" are closest in meaning. These synonyms refer to people or institutions held in high regard or esteemed. The other words describe an object's quality of being confounding or confusing.
Example Question #2355 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABUNDANT
Exclusive
Scarce
Limited
Bountiful
Abusive
Bountiful
"Abundant" and "bountiful" are synonyms describing a plentiful supply or amount of something. The other words do not share this meaning, though they some may appear similar in spelling.
Example Question #2356 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLETHORA
Miniature
Myriad
Small
Little
Minute
Myriad
Although the words "plethora" and "myriad" are quite advanced vocabulary, notice that the meanings of the other answer choices are all so closely related that one can solve the problem through process of elimination. "Plethora" and "myriad" both refer to a huge, often excessive amount of something.
Example Question #2357 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUSPICIOUS
Punctual
Promising
Cranky
Blurry
Wry
Promising
Something "auspicious" is promising or to one's advantage. "Wry" means dry, ironic, and sarcastic. "Punctual" means prompt or timely. "Blurry" and "unclear" are synonyms, as are "cranky" and "irritable."
Example Question #2358 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MYRIAD
Few
Couple
Several
Countable
Innumerable
Innumerable
"Myriad" and "innumerable" are synonyms referring to a quantity that is too large to count. The other answer choices all share a similar meaning, referring to quantities that can be counted. Consider that the word "few" is really an antonym of the word "myriad."
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