SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #2391 : Synonyms

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

MUNICIPAL

Possible Answers:

Civic

Financial

Corresponding

Preposterous

Irate

Correct answer:

Civic

Explanation:

Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.

Example Question #2392 : Synonyms

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

ASCENDANT

Possible Answers:

Qualitative

Faltering

Up-and-coming

Sinking

Consistent

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 #2393 : Synonyms

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

TERMINAL

Possible Answers:

Mistaken

Final

Timid

Capricious

Crass

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 #2394 : Synonyms

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

REPLETE

Possible Answers:

Indecisive

Full

Inflicted

Comical

Ruffled

Correct answer:

Full

Explanation:

"Replete" means full or complete.

Example Question #2395 : Synonyms

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

DIVERGENT

Possible Answers:

Different

Residential

Miniature

Similar

Connected

Correct answer:

Different

Explanation:

"Divergent" means different.

Example Question #2396 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

homemade

hasty

dirty

delicious

unpleasant

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

regal

succesional

threatening

jovial

ongoing

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

portable

talkative

risky

ancient

twisting

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

Example Question #2253 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

forboding

natural

verbose

endless

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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