SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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Example Questions

Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

LATTER

Possible Answers:

Adorable

Morose

Unstable

Final

Developed

Correct answer:

Final

Explanation:

Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.

Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

DIVERGENT

Possible Answers:

Sneaky

Intelligent

Careful

Bold

Wayward

Correct answer:

Wayward

Explanation:

Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.

Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

MUNICIPAL

Possible Answers:

Corresponding

Irate

Civic

Financial

Preposterous

Correct answer:

Civic

Explanation:

Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.

Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

ASCENDANT

Possible Answers:

Consistent

Qualitative

Faltering

Up-and-coming

Sinking

Correct answer:

Up-and-coming

Explanation:

“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.

Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

TERMINAL

Possible Answers:

Mistaken

Final

Timid

Crass

Capricious

Correct answer:

Final

Explanation:

"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.

Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

REPLETE

Possible Answers:

Inflicted

Indecisive

Ruffled

Full

Comical

Correct answer:

Full

Explanation:

"Replete" means full or complete.

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

DIVERGENT

Possible Answers:

Miniature

Connected

Different

Residential

Similar

Correct answer:

Different

Explanation:

"Divergent" means different.

Example Question #3151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

hasty

delicious

dirty

unpleasant

homemade

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #3151 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

ongoing

succesional

threatening

jovial

regal

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #3152 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

risky

talkative

twisting

portable

ancient

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

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