SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #2197 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CONFOUNDING

Possible Answers:

Astounding

Mesmerizing

Baffling

Aggravating

Belittling

Correct answer:

Baffling

Explanation:

"Confounding" means confusing and difficult to figure out. "Baffling" means puzzling. Given how similar "confounding" and "baffling" are in meaning, they are synonyms.

Example Question #2198 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PROMINENT

Possible Answers:

Talkative

Important

Reserved

Pale

Personable

Correct answer:

Important

Explanation:

Prominent means well-known or famous.

Example Question #2341 : Synonyms

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

SUBSTANTIAL

Possible Answers:

Kind

Rough

Heavy

Considerable

Practical

Correct answer:

Considerable

Explanation:

Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.

Example Question #2200 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FUNDAMENTAL

Possible Answers:

Pesky

Underlying

Constructive

Capital

Violent

Correct answer:

Underlying

Explanation:

Foundational means basic or underlying.

Example Question #2342 : Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Banal

Odd

Sly

Settled

Particular

Correct answer:

Banal

Explanation:

Trivial means unimportant or banal

Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Calm

Affordable

Delayed

Modest

Insignificant

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

Trivial means insignificant.  

Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPREHENSIVE

Possible Answers:

Blatant

Wandering

Threatening

Hesitant

Inclusive

Correct answer:

Inclusive

Explanation:

Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.

Example Question #2202 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REQUISITE

Possible Answers:

Optional

Decorated

Conversational

Required

Mortified

Correct answer:

Required

Explanation:

“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.

Example Question #2203 : Identifying Synonyms

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

IMPERATIVE

Possible Answers:

Dismissive

Inferior

Ambitious

Necessary

Enchanting

Correct answer:

Necessary

Explanation:

"Imperative" means absolutely necessary or unavoidable.

Example Question #2204 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPULSORY

Possible Answers:

Communicative

Required

Genuine

Dorsal

Effective

Correct answer:

Required

Explanation:

"Compulsory" means "required," or mandatory.

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