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 #3094 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

SEMINAL

Possible Answers:

Influential

Detailed

Bothersome

Insignificant

Regular

Correct answer:

Influential

Explanation:

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

Example Question #2191 : Identifying Synonyms

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

NEGLIGIBLE

Possible Answers:

Aggressive

Essential

Opposite

Easygoing

Insignificant

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:

Astounding

Belittling

Aggravating

Mesmerizing

Baffling

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:

Talkative

Reserved

Personable

Important

Pale

Correct answer:

Important

Explanation:

Prominent means well-known or famous.

Example Question #2342 : Synonyms

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

SUBSTANTIAL

Possible Answers:

Practical

Heavy

Considerable

Rough

Kind

Correct answer:

Considerable

Explanation:

Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.

Example Question #2343 : Synonyms

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

FUNDAMENTAL

Possible Answers:

Constructive

Pesky

Violent

Underlying

Capital

Correct answer:

Underlying

Explanation:

Foundational means basic or underlying.

Example Question #1027 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

TRIVIAL

Possible Answers:

Settled

Odd

Sly

Banal

Particular

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 #3101 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

COMPREHENSIVE

Possible Answers:

Hesitant

Threatening

Inclusive

Blatant

Wandering

Correct answer:

Inclusive

Explanation:

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

Example Question #2344 : Synonyms

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

REQUISITE

Possible Answers:

Mortified

Optional

Required

Conversational

Decorated

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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