SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #829 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TAWDRY

Possible Answers:

Smoky

Supercilious

Morose

Lugubrious

Garish

Correct answer:

Garish

Explanation:

"Tawdry" is a synonym for gaudy and "garish." "Lugubrious" is a synonym for "glum" or morose. "Supercilious" is a synonym for "haughty." "Smoky" is a synonym for "hazy."

Example Question #830 : Identifying Synonyms

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

BURNISHED

Possible Answers:

Romantic

Scuffed

Leery

Striated

Polished

Correct answer:

Polished

Explanation:

"Burnished" means "polished" or buffed. This is a near antonym for "scuffed" or scratched. "Striped" is a synonym for "striated," and "amorous" is a synonym for "romantic." "Leery" means cautious or wary.

Example Question #871 : Synonyms

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

HARDY

Possible Answers:

Ugly

Vile

Poor

Easy

Tough

Correct answer:

Tough

Explanation:

The adjective "hardy" means robust, fit and healthy, strong and tough. Additionally, "vile" means disgusting or wicked.

Example Question #872 : Synonyms

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

CORPULENT

Possible Answers:

Underweight

Underwhelming

Overweight

Egregious

Overwhelming

Correct answer:

Overweight

Explanation:

The adjective "corpulent" means fat, overweight. Additionally, "egregious" means particularly bad and shocking, especially terrible.

Example Question #873 : Synonyms

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

OROTUND

Possible Answers:

Pulchritudinous

Querulous

Sordid

Feisty

Sonorous

Correct answer:

Sonorous

Explanation:

"Orotund" is a synonym for "sonorous," pleasant-sounding. "Pulchritudinous" describes visual beauty. "Sordid" means filthy, and "querulous" means irritable, cranky. "Feisty" is another word for spunky, spirited.

Example Question #874 : Synonyms

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

STRIATED

Possible Answers:

Dappled

Excited

Striped

Jejune

Festering

Correct answer:

Striped

Explanation:

"Striated" is another word for "striped." "Dappled" means spotted or marked with splotches. "Jejune" means dull and uninteresting. "Festering" means diseased and rotting. "Excited" is a synonym for "enthusiastic" and "eager."

Example Question #875 : Synonyms

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

GELID

Possible Answers:

Icy

Ludicrous

Lenient

Tepid

Indulgent

Correct answer:

Icy

Explanation:

"Gelid" means frigid, "icy," very cold. "Tepid," which means lukewarm, is another temperature word. "Ludicrous" is a synonym for "ridiculous," absurd. "Indulgent" and "lenient" are synonyms.

Example Question #876 : Synonyms

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

WIZENED

Possible Answers:

Shriveled

Outlandish

Rotund

Geriatric

Puerile

Correct answer:

Shriveled

Explanation:

"Wizened" means "shriveled," age-worn, and wrinkled, and is often used to describe elderly people or things. It is not, however, a direct synonym for "geriatric" (elderly). "Puerile' means juvenile, immature. "Outlandish" means bizarre or strange. "Rotund" is a synonym for "plump."

Example Question #877 : Synonyms

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

CAPACIOUS

Possible Answers:

Extenuating

Ample

Scrupulous

Redundant

Ghastly

Correct answer:

Ample

Explanation:

The adjective "capacious" means spacious, roomy, having more than enough room. This is closest in meaning to "ample" which means having more than enough of. Additionally, "extenuating" means (of circumstances) explaining and excusing; "redundant" means no longer needed, made unnecessary; "scrupulous" means either careful and meticulous or honest and principled; "ghastly" means horrible, grim, dire, horrific.

Example Question #878 : Synonyms

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

OBLIQUE

Possible Answers:

Slanting

Choleric

Corrupt

Rectilinear

Curvaceous

Correct answer:

Slanting

Explanation:

"Oblique" means "slanting" or crooked. "Rectilinear" means having straight lines, and "curvaceous" means having curves. "Corrupt" is a synonym for "depraved." "Choleric" means angry or irritable.

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