SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #2491 : Synonyms

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

INSIPID

Possible Answers:

Competitive

Unbecoming

Judgmental

Agressive

Boring

Correct answer:

Boring

Explanation:

"Insipid" means lacking flavor or uninteresting. "Boring" means lacking the quality of being interesting. Both "boring" and "insipid" mean mundane or banal. Thus, these two words are synonyms.

Example Question #2492 : Synonyms

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

DILAPIDATED

Possible Answers:

Hairless

Rundown

Sturdy

Folded

Confusing

Correct answer:

Rundown

Explanation:

Something that is "dilapidated" is worn out, rickety, and rundown.

Example Question #2493 : Synonyms

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

CLICHÉD

Possible Answers:

Overused

Insightful

Derisive

Impractical

Enormous

Correct answer:

Overused

Explanation:

Clichéd means overused.

Example Question #2494 : Synonyms

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

LUXURIOUS

Possible Answers:

Reticent

Financial

Vindicated

Massive

Opulent

Correct answer:

Opulent

Explanation:

Luxurious means extremely elegant and lavish, or opulent.

Example Question #2495 : Synonyms

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

BANAL

Possible Answers:

Medicinal

Commonplace

Creative

Cowardly

Zesty

Correct answer:

Commonplace

Explanation:

"Banal" means overused or "commonplace."

Example Question #2351 : Identifying Synonyms

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

STERLING

Possible Answers:

Melancholy

Understood

Excellent

Creamy

Scented

Correct answer:

Excellent

Explanation:

"Sterling" means excellent or valuable.

Example Question #2497 : Synonyms

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

INSIPID

Possible Answers:

Courageous 

Subservient

Dull

Quick

Retracted

Correct answer:

Dull

Explanation:

"Insipid" means dull or bland.

Example Question #2352 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EXECRABLE

Possible Answers:

Released

Supportive

Needless

Detestable

Clipped

Correct answer:

Detestable

Explanation:

"Execrable" means detestable or very bad.

Example Question #2353 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DERIVATIVE

Possible Answers:

Imaginative

Creative

Inspired

Imaginative

Inspired

Stirred 

Stirred 

Unoriginal 

Correct answer:

Unoriginal 

Explanation:

“Derivative” means unoriginal or derived from an earlier idea. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all antonyms of derivative.

Example Question #2354 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PRESTIGIOUS

Possible Answers:

Perplexing

Abstruse

Acclaimed

Puzzling

Arcane

Correct answer:

Acclaimed

Explanation:

"Prestigious" and "acclaimed" are closest in meaning. These synonyms refer to people or institutions held in high regard or esteemed. The other words describe an object's quality of being confounding or confusing.

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