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Example Question #2266 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIESCENT
Restless
Incisive
Festive
Indecisive
Dormant
Dormant
"Quiescent" is a synonym for "dormant" or inactive. "Incisive" means cutting or trenchant. "Indecisive," on the other hand, means unable to make up one's mind. "Festive" describes the state of merriness, celebration. "Restless" means unable to sit still.
Example Question #2267 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANGENTIAL
Philosophical
Shadowy
Global
Mathematical
Peripheral
Peripheral
Something "tangential" is "peripheral," of very limited relevance to the matter at hand. "Global" means worldwide, and "shadowy" can mean literally or figuratively shady. "Philosophical" can describe lofty, abstract ideas or can describe the academic study of philosophy. Although "tangents" are a mathematical concept, "tangential" is not a synonym for "mathematical."
Example Question #2268 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOPORIFIC
Joy-inducing
Sleep-inducing
Plain
Tacit
Fear-inducing
Sleep-inducing
Something "soporific" will lull someone to sleep, not cause fear or joy. "Plain" is an antonym for "fancy." "Tacit" describes something unspoken or silent but still understood by all.
Example Question #2269 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIABOLICAL
Devilish
Inebriated
Putative
Famished
Eligible
Devilish
"Diabolical" and "devilish" are synonyms. "Putative" means presumed or supposed. "Eligible" means qualified, and "inebriated" is another word for intoxicated or drunk. "Famished" means starving.
Example Question #2270 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUNITIVE
Fabled
Puerile
Legendary
Trifling
Punishing
Punishing
"Punitive" means "punishing." "Trifling" means trivial, unimportant. "Fabled" and "legendary" are synonyms. "Puerile" is another word for juvenile or immature.
Example Question #1511 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACIT
Unspoken
Ecstatic
Jubilant
Eligible
Explicit
Unspoken
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
Example Question #1512 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSUPERABLE
Zealous
Cheerful
Repugnant
Insurmountable
Acrobatic
Insurmountable
"Insuperable" is a synonym for "insurmountable," difficult to overcome. "Zealous" means impassioned, fervent. "Repugnant" means loathsome, vile. "Acrobatic" can mean literally like an acrobat or more figuratively skilled and flexible at physical feats. "Cheerful" is a synonym for "jolly" and "merry."
Example Question #1513 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTANT
Exuberant
Spectacular
Not destroyed
Annihilated
Myriad
Not destroyed
"Extant," which often describes archaeological or historical artifacts, means still in existence, "not destroyed." This is an antonym for "annihilated," or totally destroyed. "Myriad" means innumerable. "Spectacular" is a synonym for "stunning." "Exuberant" means overjoyed.
Example Question #1514 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCURSIVE
Redundant
Digressive
Alabaster
Thwarted
Gravid
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #1515 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPOTIC
Macabre
Tacit
Hopeful
Tyrannical
Archaic
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
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