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:

Garish

Supercilious

Morose

Smoky

Lugubrious

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:

Striated

Scuffed

Polished

Leery

Romantic

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 #831 : Identifying Synonyms

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

HARDY

Possible Answers:

Ugly

Easy

Tough

Poor

Vile

Correct answer:

Tough

Explanation:

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

Example Question #832 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CORPULENT

Possible Answers:

Overweight

Underwhelming

Underweight

Overwhelming

Egregious

Correct answer:

Overweight

Explanation:

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

Example Question #833 : Identifying Synonyms

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

OROTUND

Possible Answers:

Sordid

Sonorous

Querulous

Feisty

Pulchritudinous

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 #834 : Identifying Synonyms

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

STRIATED

Possible Answers:

Festering

Striped

Excited

Jejune

Dappled

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 #835 : Identifying Synonyms

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

GELID

Possible Answers:

Lenient

Icy

Indulgent

Tepid

Ludicrous

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 #836 : Identifying Synonyms

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

WIZENED

Possible Answers:

Puerile

Rotund

Outlandish

Geriatric

Shriveled

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 #837 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CAPACIOUS

Possible Answers:

Extenuating

Scrupulous

Ghastly

Ample

Redundant

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 #838 : Identifying Synonyms

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

OBLIQUE

Possible Answers:

Slanting

Curvaceous

Corrupt

Choleric

Rectilinear

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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