SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #1073 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

MUNICIPAL

Possible Answers:

Corresponding

Irate

Civic

Preposterous

Financial

Correct answer:

Civic

Explanation:

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

Example Question #3144 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ASCENDANT

Possible Answers:

Faltering

Up-and-coming

Qualitative

Consistent

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 #2246 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TERMINAL

Possible Answers:

Timid

Crass

Capricious

Final

Mistaken

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 #2243 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REPLETE

Possible Answers:

Comical

Ruffled

Inflicted

Indecisive

Full

Correct answer:

Full

Explanation:

"Replete" means full or complete.

Example Question #2391 : Synonyms

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

DIVERGENT

Possible Answers:

Connected

Miniature

Similar

Different

Residential

Correct answer:

Different

Explanation:

"Divergent" means different.

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

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

delicious

unpleasant

dirty

hasty

homemade

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #3151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

succesional

jovial

threatening

ongoing

regal

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #3152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

talkative

risky

portable

ancient

twisting

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

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

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

rotational

verbose

forboding

endless

natural

Correct answer:

endless

Explanation:

"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.

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

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PREMEDITATED

Possible Answers:

synchronized

intentional

malicious

adventurous 

violent

Correct answer:

intentional

Explanation:

"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.

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