SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #445 : Synonyms

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

SICK

Possible Answers:

Healthy

Normal

Rarely

Tolerant

Unwell

Correct answer:

Unwell

Explanation:

"Sick" is defined as being affected by physical or mental illness. "Unwell" is an exact synonym of "sick," thus making it the best answer! "Healthy" is an antonym of "sick," meaning the two terms are complete opposites. 

Example Question #446 : Synonyms

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

MENACING

Possible Answers:

Damaging 

Direction 

Humble

Scary 

Listen 

Correct answer:

Scary 

Explanation:

"Menacing" means scary and threatening, so "scary" is the correct answer. To help you, "humble" means modest or not arrogant, and "damaging" means causing damate or hurtful.

Example Question #447 : Synonyms

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

IMPORTANT

Possible Answers:

Thrilling

Disentangled

Deductive

Significant

Dedicated

Correct answer:

Significant

Explanation:

"Important" is defined as of great significance or value; thus, "significant" is the best answer choice.

Example Question #448 : Synonyms

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

WEARY

Possible Answers:

Broken 

Tired 

Defeated

Somber 

Shy 

Correct answer:

Tired 

Explanation:

If you are “weary,” you are tired, so "tired" is the correct answer. It is important not to confuse weary with "wary," which means cautious or on your guard. To help you, “somber” means sad or melancholy. “Defeated” and “broken” can mean the same thing, which is beaten and feeling like there is nothing left for you to do.

Example Question #451 : Synonyms

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

Manuel worried that he hadn't studied enough because the test was very RIGOROUS.

Possible Answers:

Demanding

Easy

Obnoxious

Long

Correct answer:

Demanding

Explanation:

Rigorous means demanding or challenging. This can be determined from the context of the sentence. Manuel is worried about the test. That should eliminate easy as answer. A test can't really be "obnoxious," which means badly behaved or overly loud. That leaves "long" and "demanding." "Long" can be eliminated because a long, but easy, test probably wouldn't make Manuel nervous that he hadn't studied enough.

Example Question #452 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

LETHAL

Possible Answers:

Deadly

Luckily

Gently

Carelessly

Fortunately

Correct answer:

Deadly

Explanation:

"Lethal" means deadly, can cause death. To provide further help, "fortunately" and "luckily" both mean the same thing, they are synonyms of one another. On the other hand "gently" which means done carefully and calmly, is the opposite of "carelessly" which means done without care. "Gently" and "carelessly" are antonyms of one another.

Example Question #453 : Synonyms

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

CARNIVOROUS

Possible Answers:

Elegant

Herbivorous

Vegetarian

Fancy

Flesh-eating

Correct answer:

Flesh-eating

Explanation:

The words "carnivorous" and "flesh-eating" are synonymous. These words refer to something that eats meat or flesh. The words "herbivorous" and "vegetarian refer to something that eats plants instead of eating meat. The words "fancy" and "elegant" are synonymous with each other; they refer to something that is decorated or refined.

Example Question #454 : Synonyms

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

RIDICULOUS

Possible Answers:

Dynamic

Silly

Creative

Incomparable

Descriptive

Correct answer:

Silly

Explanation:

The word most similar in meaning to RIDICULOUS is "silly." "Ridiculous" means inviting mockery. If you wore a ballet outfit with swimming goggles to school, you might look ridiculous. You would also look "silly!"

To determine the meaning of "incomparable," use the base word "comparable." This is similar to the word "compare." "Comparable" means things are roughly equal. Now add the prefix "in" which means not. "Incomparable" means not equal or outstanding. For example: "For the concert tonight, I am announcing the incomparable Taylor Swift."

"Creative" means to be imaginative.

If you are "descriptive," you "describe."

"Dynamic" means constantly changing.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Truth, Existence, And Understanding

A synonym of "absurd" is __________.

Possible Answers:

fragile

quiet

honored

serious

ridiculous

Correct answer:

ridiculous

Explanation:

Since "absurd" is an adjective that means "silly," we need to pick out another adjective that means "silly." While "serious" may look like the correct answer, it actually means the opposite of "silly." However, "ridiculous" is an adjective that means "extremely silly or unreasonable," so "ridiculous" is the correct answer.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Truth, Existence, And Understanding

A synonym of “fundamental” is __________.

Possible Answers:

weird

crucial

trivial

scary

sensational

Correct answer:

crucial

Explanation:

“Fundamental” is an adjective that means “forming a necessary base or core; of central importance,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “important.” That means that “trivial” cannot be the correct answer, because “trivial,” is an adjective that means “of little value or importance,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “fundamental.” “Crucial,” however, is an adjective that means either “decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something” or “of great importance,” and because “crucial” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “fundamental,” “crucial” is the correct answer.

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