SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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Example Questions

Example Question #3071 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

CONTROVERSIAL

Possible Answers:

Disputed

Diverse

Revolutionary

Boring

Unhealthy

Correct answer:

Disputed

Explanation:

Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.

Example Question #3072 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ERRONEOUS

Possible Answers:

Fallible 

Mistaken 

Adequate 

Accurate 

Inadequate

Correct answer:

Mistaken 

Explanation:

“Erroneous” is an adjective that describes a mistaken or incorrect belief. “Accurate” is an antonym. "Fallible" means imperfect.

Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance

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

JUDICIOUS

Possible Answers:

Ignorant 

Foolish 

Useful 

Useless 

Sensible 

Correct answer:

Sensible 

Explanation:

“Judicious” is an adjective used to describe a decision that is sensible, wise and carefully thought out. A “judicious” decision has an underlying objective to ensure security and avoid trouble. “Foolish” and “ignorant” are antonyms.

Example Question #2322 : Synonyms

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

ERRONEOUS

Possible Answers:

Tiny

Lyrical

Grammatical

Wrong

Wistful

Correct answer:

Wrong

Explanation:

Erroneous means wrong.  

Example Question #3073 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

SYNTHETIC

Possible Answers:

Challenging

Peaceful

Artificial

Layered

Comfortable

Correct answer:

Artificial

Explanation:

Synthetic means made from a chemical imitation, or artificial.

Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance

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

DELIRIOUS

Possible Answers:

Comprehensible

Incoherent

Insistent

Asleep

Comprehensive

Correct answer:

Incoherent

Explanation:

“Delirious” is an adjective that means either “in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “in a disturbed state of mind characterized by incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement.” That means that “comprehensible” cannot be the correct answer, because “comprehensible” means “able to be understood; intelligible,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “delirious.” “Incoherent,” however, is an adjective that means “unable to speak intelligibly” when describing a person. Because “incoherent” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “delirious,” “incoherent” is the correct answer.

Example Question #3075 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

COGENT

Possible Answers:

Evasive

Immense

Convincing

Calming

Miserly

Correct answer:

Convincing

Explanation:

"Cogent" means convincing or compelling.

Example Question #3081 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

SPURIOUS

Possible Answers:

False

Servile

Comparable

Fluent

Representative

Correct answer:

False

Explanation:

"Spurious" means false.

Example Question #3082 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

FACETIOUS

Possible Answers:

Imminent

Overused

Humorous

Visible

Disobedient

Correct answer:

Humorous

Explanation:

"Facetious" means amusing or not meant to be taken seriously. The best answer choice is humorous.

Example Question #3083 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ILLUSORY

Possible Answers:

Impoverished

Deceptive

Fertile

Truthful

Prudent

Correct answer:

Deceptive

Explanation:

"Illusory" means deceptive.

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