SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #2331 : Synonyms

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

SEMINAL

Possible Answers:

Bothersome

Insignificant

Regular

Influential

Detailed

Correct answer:

Influential

Explanation:

"Seminal" means innovative, original, or "influential."

Example Question #2332 : Synonyms

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

NEGLIGIBLE

Possible Answers:

Easygoing

Insignificant

Essential

Opposite

Aggressive

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

"Negligible" means so small it's not worth considering, or "insignificant."

Example Question #2341 : Synonyms

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

CONFOUNDING

Possible Answers:

Mesmerizing

Baffling

Astounding

Belittling

Aggravating

Correct answer:

Baffling

Explanation:

"Confounding" means confusing and difficult to figure out. "Baffling" means puzzling. Given how similar "confounding" and "baffling" are in meaning, they are synonyms.

Example Question #2342 : Synonyms

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

PROMINENT

Possible Answers:

Reserved

Talkative

Important

Personable

Pale

Correct answer:

Important

Explanation:

Prominent means well-known or famous.

Example Question #2343 : Synonyms

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

SUBSTANTIAL

Possible Answers:

Practical

Heavy

Kind

Rough

Considerable

Correct answer:

Considerable

Explanation:

Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.

Example Question #2344 : Synonyms

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

FUNDAMENTAL

Possible Answers:

Violent

Underlying

Pesky

Constructive

Capital

Correct answer:

Underlying

Explanation:

Foundational means basic or underlying.

Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Particular

Odd

Settled

Sly

Banal

Correct answer:

Banal

Explanation:

Trivial means unimportant or banal

Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Calm

Affordable

Delayed

Modest

Insignificant

Correct answer:

Insignificant

Explanation:

Trivial means insignificant.  

Example Question #2202 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMPREHENSIVE

Possible Answers:

Wandering

Inclusive

Blatant

Threatening

Hesitant

Correct answer:

Inclusive

Explanation:

Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.

Example Question #2203 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REQUISITE

Possible Answers:

Optional

Conversational

Decorated

Required

Mortified

Correct answer:

Required

Explanation:

“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.

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