SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, And Size

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

Crowded

Possible Answers:

Annoying

Empty

Reliable

Painful

Packed

Correct answer:

Packed

Explanation:

"Crowded" means full or packed.

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

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

Tiny

Possible Answers:

Understandable

Wealthy

Small

Confusing

Huge

Correct answer:

Small

Explanation:

"Tiny" means extremely small.

Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, And Size

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

Total

Possible Answers:

Addition

Fraction

Entire

Purchase

Discovery

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:

Kid

Woman 

Pair

Man

None of the above

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 poor 

Very thin 

Very beautiful 

Very weird 

Very angry

Correct answer:

Very thin 

Explanation:

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

Example Question #611 : Synonyms

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

TOGETHER

Possible Answers:

Dominantly

Jointly

Competitively 

Independently

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 #612 : Synonyms

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

DISPARATE

Possible Answers:

Appropriate 

Indigenous

Native 

Different 

Composed 

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 #615 : Synonyms

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

ENORMOUS

Possible Answers:

Scary

Gigantic

Ordinary

Fearless

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 #613 : Synonyms

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

EXCESSIVE

Possible Answers:

Happy 

Too much 

Too little 

Remorseful

Dynamic 

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 #617 : Synonyms

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

SPLIT

Possible Answers:

Patrolled

Elongated

Increased

Divided

Shocked

Correct answer:

Divided

Explanation:

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

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