SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #1451 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Sever
Wage
Full
Luminous
Reiterate
Full
“Replete” means having much of something or being full of something. Do not mistake it for “repeat,” which has the same meaning as “reiterate.” To clarify the other terms, “luminous” means producing or seeming to produce light; “wage” means to engage in or carry on; “sever” means to remove or separate.
Example Question #2253 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Ample
Peaceful
Silent
Hard-working
Inadequate
Sufficient
Sufficient
"Ample" means enough or sufficient.
Example Question #2254 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Additional
Symbolic
Extra
Vast
Necessary
Formal
Extra
"Additional" means extra.
Example Question #1452 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEVOID
Diving
Hole
Barren
Bored
Full
Barren
If something is “devoid,” it is being without a usual or expected attribute or accompaniment, so a “devoid” landscape could mean that it is lacking trees or life. If something is “barren,” it has very few plants or is not suitable for plants,so it is similar in meaning to “devoid.” “Devoid” is related to the root word “void,” which means empty space.
Example Question #1453 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PIDDLING
Fungus
Lilliputian
Gauche
Humonogus
Advantageous
Lilliputian
“Piddling” means small or unimportant. “Lilliputian” also means small; it comes from the book Gulliver's Travels and began to be used in language in the early 1700s. To help you, the suffix “-ous” means characterized by. “Gauche” means unpolished, clumsy, or inelegant. “Humongous” means extremely large. “Fungous” means the same as fungal.
Example Question #1454 : Synonyms
A synonym of “abysmal” is __________.
deserted
understood
phenomenal
upset
deplorable
deplorable
“Abysmal” is an adjective that means “extremely bad; appalling,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “extremely bad.” That means that “phenomenal” cannot be the correct answer, because “phenomenal” is an adjective that can mean “very remarkable; extraordinary,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “abysmal.” “Deplorable,” however, is an adjective that can mean “shockingly bad in quality,” and because “deplorable” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “abysmal,” “deplorable” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1455 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXQUISITE
Haughty
Laughable
Pliable
Unkind
Beautiful
Beautiful
Something that is “exquisite” is beautiful and perfect. For clarification, "pliable" means flexible, and "haughty" means proud or self-important.
Example Question #1456 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Unoriginal
Original
None of these answers
Unoriginal
"Banal" means trite, cliché, and unimaginative; as such, it is most similar in meaning to “unoriginal.”
Example Question #1457 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DECENT
Unreasonable
Familial
Satisfactory
Insane
Insufficient
Satisfactory
"Decent" means satisfactory. "Insufficient" means lacking in quantity and "unreasonable" means not reasonable, as one can infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "reasonable." As for the other answers, neither of them are close in meaning to "decent": "familial" means of or relating to family, and "insane," being a combination of the negative prefix "in-," which means not, and "sane," means not sane, or suffering from a severe mental illness.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
OPULENT
Careful
Eminent
Cheap
Lavish
Authoritative
Lavish
Opulent means luxurious or excessive and as such is most similar in meaning to “lavish," which can mean luxurious, plentiful, or describe the act of generous giving. "Eminent" means well-known or respected, and "authoritative" means controlling or displaying leadership.
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