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Example Questions
Example Question #2318 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTROVERSIAL
Revolutionary
Unhealthy
Disputed
Boring
Diverse
Disputed
Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.
Example Question #2319 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Mistaken
Accurate
Fallible
Inadequate
Adequate
Mistaken
“Erroneous” is an adjective that describes a mistaken or incorrect belief. “Accurate” is an antonym. "Fallible" means imperfect.
Example Question #2321 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUDICIOUS
Useless
Foolish
Sensible
Useful
Ignorant
Sensible
“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
Wrong
Lyrical
Wistful
Tiny
Grammatical
Wrong
Erroneous means wrong.
Example Question #2323 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYNTHETIC
Challenging
Layered
Comfortable
Artificial
Peaceful
Artificial
Synthetic means made from a chemical imitation, or artificial.
Example Question #2324 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELIRIOUS
Comprehensive
Comprehensible
Insistent
Incoherent
Asleep
Incoherent
“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 #2324 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Miserly
Immense
Evasive
Calming
Convincing
Convincing
"Cogent" means convincing or compelling.
Example Question #2181 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPURIOUS
False
Representative
Servile
Fluent
Comparable
False
"Spurious" means false.
Example Question #3081 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FACETIOUS
Overused
Humorous
Disobedient
Imminent
Visible
Humorous
"Facetious" means amusing or not meant to be taken seriously. The best answer choice is humorous.
Example Question #3082 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Deceptive
Prudent
Fertile
Impoverished
Truthful
Deceptive
"Illusory" means deceptive.
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