SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #3142 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

MUNICIPAL

Possible Answers:

Preposterous

Financial

Civic

Corresponding

Irate

Correct answer:

Civic

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Consistent

Up-and-coming

Qualitative

Faltering

Sinking

Correct answer:

Up-and-coming

Explanation:

“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

Possible Answers:

Capricious

Crass

Mistaken

Timid

Final

Correct answer:

Final

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Comical

Full

Ruffled

Indecisive

Inflicted

Correct answer:

Full

Explanation:

"Replete" means full or complete.

Example Question #2251 : Identifying Synonyms

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

DIVERGENT

Possible Answers:

Similar

Miniature

Residential

Connected

Different

Correct answer:

Different

Explanation:

"Divergent" means different.

Example Question #2393 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

dirty

homemade

hasty

delicious

unpleasant

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #2394 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

jovial

succesional

ongoing

regal

threatening

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #2395 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

twisting

ancient

risky

talkative

portable

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

Example Question #2396 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

natural

forboding

endless

verbose

rotational

Correct answer:

endless

Explanation:

"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.

Example Question #2397 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PREMEDITATED

Possible Answers:

malicious

adventurous 

violent

intentional

synchronized

Correct answer:

intentional

Explanation:

"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.

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