SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #9 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, And Size

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Crowded

Possible Answers:

Reliable

Empty

Painful

Annoying

Packed

Correct answer:

Packed

Explanation:

"Crowded" means full or packed.

Example Question #10 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, And Size

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Tiny

Possible Answers:

Huge

Wealthy

Understandable

Confusing

Small

Correct answer:

Small

Explanation:

"Tiny" means extremely small.

Example Question #1251 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Total

Possible Answers:

Addition

Discovery

Purchase

Entire

Fraction

Correct answer:

Entire

Explanation:

"Total" means entire or complete.

Example Question #611 : Synonyms

Which word can replace the underlined word?

The couple shared everything as they grew old together.

Possible Answers:

None of the above

Woman 

Kid

Pair

Man

Correct answer:

Pair

Explanation:

"Pair" can replace "couple" to maintain the same meaning.

Example Question #612 : Synonyms

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

GAUNT

Possible Answers:

Very angry

Very beautiful 

Very poor 

Very weird 

Very thin 

Correct answer:

Very thin 

Explanation:

Someone who is "gaunt" is thin and unhealthy, so "very thin" is the correct answer.

Example Question #613 : Synonyms

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

TOGETHER

Possible Answers:

Jointly

Independently

Dominantly

Competitively 

Insistently

Correct answer:

Jointly

Explanation:

"Together" means with certain specified people or collaboratively. "Jointly" is our best answer choice, because it also means collaboratively and could describe people working together on a task.

Example Question #614 : Synonyms

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

DISPARATE

Possible Answers:

Composed 

Native 

Different 

Indigenous

Appropriate 

Correct answer:

Different 

Explanation:

"Disparate" means separate or different, so "different" is the correct answer. To help you, "native" or "indigenous" people are people who are originally from a certain area. So, we might say that Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. Also, "composed" means either calm and collected or made.

Example Question #1256 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

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

ENORMOUS

Possible Answers:

Fearless

Ordinary

Gigantic

Scary

Correct answer:

Gigantic

Explanation:

The correct answer is "gigantic." "Gigantic" and "enormous" both mean very large. For example, one might say, "To the little girl, the elephant seemed gigantic".

Example Question #615 : Synonyms

Select the word which is most similar to the word in capital letters

EXCESSIVE

Possible Answers:

Happy 

Too much 

Dynamic 

Remorseful

Too little 

Correct answer:

Too much 

Explanation:

"Excessive" means existing in too large of a quantity, so "too much" is the correct answer. To help you, "dynamic" means lively and energetic, and "remorseful" means sad and guilty.

Example Question #616 : Synonyms

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

SPLIT

Possible Answers:

Elongated

Shocked

Divided

Patrolled

Increased

Correct answer:

Divided

Explanation:

"Split" means "divided" or disunited, so "divided" is the correct answer.

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