All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #631 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAUNTING
Pensive
Wavering
Bothersome
Intimidating
Calibrating
Intimidating
Daunting means seemingly difficult or intimidating.
Example Question #632 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POTENT
Peaceful
Powerful
Blotchy
Obsessive
Doubtful
Powerful
Potent means powerful.
Example Question #632 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEMENTARY
Advanced
Desiccated
Fundamental
Fraudulent
Bungling
Fundamental
“Elementary” is an adjective that can mean “of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject,” “easily dealt with; straightforward and uncomplicated,” or “not decomposable into elements or other primary constituents.” We need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “simple.” That means that “advanced” cannot be the correct answer, because “advanced” means “far on or ahead in development,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “elementary.” “Fundamental,” however, is an adjective that can mean “forming a necessary base or core; of central importance” or “so basic as to be hard to alter, resolve, or overcome,” and because “fundamental” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “elementary,” “fundamental” is the correct answer.
Example Question #633 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDUOUS
Bold
Shifty
Hairy
Difficult
Bearable
Difficult
"Arduous" means "difficult" or requiring a lot of energy.
Example Question #634 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONCISE.
Demanding
Replete
Inclusive
Succinct
Pulchritudinous
Succinct
“Concise” means brief and to the point and is therefore closest in meaning to “succinct.” Succinct describes something expressed with brevity and clarity, brief, and to the point. For clarification, replete means filled-up, overflowing; pulchritudinous means very beautiful.
Example Question #635 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERSE
Challenging
Abrupt
Previous
Lengthy
Itinerant
Abrupt
"Terse" means not using many words, or "abrupt."
Example Question #636 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCINCT
Helpful
Concise
Argumentative
Sweet
Converse
Concise
"Succinct" means expressed clearly and concisely, so "concise" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #637 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROLIX
Linguistic
Verbose
Tasteful
Forthcoming
Merry
Verbose
"Prolix" means using too many words, or verbose.
Example Question #638 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MONOLITHIC
Diminutive
Colossal
Extant
Bossy
Natural
Colossal
“Monolithic” is an adjective that can mean extremely large, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like large. That means that “diminutive” cannot be the correct answer, because “diminutive” means very small when used as an adjective, making the word an antonym, not a synonym, of “monolithic.” “Colossal,” however, is an adjective that means very big, and because “colossal” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “monolithic,” “colossal” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1389 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Agile
Burnt
Pathetic
Scathing
Concise
Concise
"Pithy" means brief and full of meaning.