SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #3096 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CONFOUNDING

Possible Answers:

Mesmerizing

Belittling

Baffling

Astounding

Aggravating

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 #3097 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

PROMINENT

Possible Answers:

Important

Talkative

Pale

Reserved

Personable

Correct answer:

Important

Explanation:

Prominent means well-known or famous.

Example Question #3098 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

SUBSTANTIAL

Possible Answers:

Considerable

Kind

Practical

Rough

Heavy

Correct answer:

Considerable

Explanation:

Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.

Example Question #3099 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FUNDAMENTAL

Possible Answers:

Pesky

Capital

Constructive

Violent

Underlying

Correct answer:

Underlying

Explanation:

Foundational means basic or underlying.

Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Sly

Particular

Odd

Settled

Banal

Correct answer:

Banal

Explanation:

Trivial means unimportant or banal

Example Question #2202 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Delayed

Affordable

Calm

Insignificant

Modest

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

Trivial means insignificant.  

Example Question #2203 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPREHENSIVE

Possible Answers:

Threatening

Wandering

Inclusive

Blatant

Hesitant

Correct answer:

Inclusive

Explanation:

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

Example Question #2204 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REQUISITE

Possible Answers:

Required

Optional

Mortified

Decorated

Conversational

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 #2205 : Identifying Synonyms

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

IMPERATIVE

Possible Answers:

Inferior

Ambitious

Enchanting

Dismissive

Necessary

Correct answer:

Necessary

Explanation:

"Imperative" means absolutely necessary or unavoidable.

Example Question #2206 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPULSORY

Possible Answers:

Dorsal

Communicative

Genuine

Effective

Required

Correct answer:

Required

Explanation:

"Compulsory" means "required," or mandatory.

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