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 #1401 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EXEMPT

Possible Answers:

Upset

Burdened

Flexible

Maligned

Excused

Correct answer:

Excused

Explanation:

Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.

Example Question #1444 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

UNSCATHED

Possible Answers:

intact

damaged

frosty

loose

determined

Correct answer:

intact

Explanation:

"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.

Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COLLOQUIAL

Possible Answers:

Antique

Radiant

Informal

Harsh

Collectible 

Correct answer:

Informal

Explanation:

"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."

Example Question #1446 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COLOSSAL

Possible Answers:

volatile

stately

gigantic

melancholic

floating

Correct answer:

gigantic

Explanation:

"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.

Example Question #1445 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

DIMINUITIVE

Possible Answers:

insulting

perfected

sultry

cantankerous

tiny

Correct answer:

tiny

Explanation:

"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.

Example Question #1403 : Identifying Synonyms

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

UNILATERAL

Possible Answers:

Rhetorical

Forceful

Persuasive

Independent

Controversial

Correct answer:

Independent

Explanation:

If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.

Example Question #1404 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COLLOQUIAL

Possible Answers:

Silly

Talk

Formal

Local

Common

Correct answer:

Common

Explanation:

Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.

Example Question #1405 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PITHY

Possible Answers:

Terse 

Welcome 

Unfortunate

Mediocre 

Uncharacteristic

Correct answer:

Terse 

Explanation:

“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.

Example Question #1406 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

SUBSERVIENT

Possible Answers:

Acquiescent

Appropriate

Intellectual 

Asinine

Impoverished 

Correct answer:

Acquiescent

Explanation:

“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.

Example Question #1407 : Identifying Synonyms

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

UNILATERAL

Possible Answers:

One-sided

Entitled

Latitudinal

Untitled

Bilateral

Correct answer:

One-sided

Explanation:

"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.

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