SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #1391 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Ordinary
Common
Extraordinary
Significant
Hasty
Frequently
Common
"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.
Example Question #1392 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Distant
Faraway
Close
Central
Lengthy
Prevalent
Faraway
"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.
Example Question #581 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Peculiar
Ordinary
Confident
Unusual
Professional
Depressed
Unusual
"Peculiar" means strange.
Example Question #1393 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDIGENOUS
Friendly
Menacing
Unkind
Foreign
Native
Native
"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.
Example Question #1394 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXILED
Banished
Welcomed
Deplored
Outlined
Dead
Banished
If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.
Example Question #1395 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RANDOM
Erratic
Abundant
Rash
Flimsy
Orderly
Erratic
"Random" means occuring in no regular sequence or order, so "erratic," which means unpredictable, is the correct answer. "Orderly" is an antonym of "random" and"erratic"; it means arranged in a neat and tidy manner. "Flimsy" means weak and easily damaged. "Rash" means careless or done without much thought. "Abundant" means plentiful.
Example Question #1396 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STARK
Fertile
Garish
Open
Brash
Desolate
Desolate
"Stark" means bare, desolate or basic, so "desolate" is the correct answer. For clarification, "fertile" means producing life, "garish" means tasteless, "brash" means bold, and "open" means unblocked or uncovered.
Example Question #1397 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ITINERANT
Sanction
Rout
Prohibit
Wandering
Permit
Wandering
Someone who is "itinerant" does not have a permanent home and wanders from place to place, so "wandering" is the correct answer. For clarification, a "rout" is a heavy defeat. "Sanction" and "permit" are synonyms that each mean allow; each is an antonym of "prohibit," which means forbid.
Example Question #1398 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LUSH
Subjective
Explicit
Profane
Verdant
Objective
Verdant
"Lush" means abundant or luxuriant and often refers to plants or foliage, so it is most similar in meaning to "verdant," which means either of the color of grass or covered in green vegetation. For clarification, "profane" means rude and disrespectful or having to do with worldly things instead of spiritual things, "explicit" means clear and unambiguous, "subjective" means biased or based on personal opinion, and "objective" means not subject to personal opinion.
Example Question #1399 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STRAIGHTFORWARD
Unpredictable
Similar
Direct
Contagious
Extreme
Direct
"Straightforward" means simple, easy, or direct, so "direct" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "straightfoward": "contagious" means infectious or easily spread and most often refers to diseases; "similar" means alike; "extreme" means very great or utmost; and "unpredictable" means not able to be predicted, as you might infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "predictable."
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