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Example Question #1741 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCENDIARY
Flammable
Precarious
Instantaneous
Fastidious
Sinewy
Flammable
"Incendiary" means flammable, combustible, likely to catch on fire. It can also be used to describe comments and statements, in which case it means provocative, likely to cause a passionate reaction. Additionally, "precarious" means dangerous; "fastidious" means hard to please, obsessive; "sinewy" means strong, muscular and brawny; "instantaneous" means occurring in an instant.
Example Question #1742 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CENSORIOUS
Academic
Dulcet
Hypercritical
Facile
Fatuous
Hypercritical
"Censorious" means overly critical. "Academic" describes institutionalized study, usually at a university. "Dulcet" means mellifluous or sweet sounding. "Fatuous" is another word for "silly," and "facile" is a synonym for "simplistic" or superficial.
Example Question #1743 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITE
Erratic
Onerous
Penitent
Fallacious
Asinine
Penitent
"Contrite" means "penitent," repentant, or sorry. "Fallacious" means erroneous or false. "Asinine" is another word for stupid or idiotic. "Erratic" is a synonym for "unpredictable." "Onerous" is a synonym for "laborious" or difficult.
Example Question #1744 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VULNERABLE
Potent
Defenseless
Prudent
Solicitous
Rash
Defenseless
"Vulnerable" means "defenseless," powerless, or helpless. This is an antonym for "potent," or powerful. "Rash" is a synonym for "reckless" and an antonym for "prudent" or cautious. "Solicitous" means concerned and caring.
Example Question #1745 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNFLAPPABLE
Gravid
Somnolent
Laudatory
Eremitic
imperturbable
imperturbable
"Imperturbable" and "unflappable" both mean unable to be upset easily. "Somnolent" means sleepy, and "gravid" means pregnant (literally or figuratively). "Laudatory" is another word for congratulatory or praiseworthy. "Eremitic" is another word for reclusive, solitary.
Example Question #1746 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCILIATORY
Penurious
Winsome
Crucial
Integral
Placatory
Placatory
"Conciliatory" means "placatory" or appeasing. "Crucial" means essential, as does integral. "Winsome" is a synonym for "attractive." "Penurious" means impoverished, penniless.
Example Question #1747 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERTERBABLE
Confounded
Obsequious
Eloquent
Spurious
Composed
Composed
"Imperturbable" means calm, "composed," unable to be shaken. "Obsequious" means fawning or flattering, and "spurious" means false or fictitious. "Eloquent" means articulate and fluent. "Confounded" means bewildered.
Example Question #1748 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOLICITOUS
Ingenuous
Sordid
Innocuous
Concerned
Seditious
Concerned
"Solicitous" means concerned and caring. "Ingenuous" means naive and childlike, while "innocuous" means harmless. "Seditious" is a synonym for "treasonous." "Sordid" is a synonym for "filthy."
Example Question #1749 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDULGENT
Opulent
Debilitated
Instructive
Lenient
Terrifying
Lenient
"Indulgent" means "lenient," liberal, permissive. "Instructive" is a synonym for "instructional" or educational. "Terrifying" means very frightening. "Debilitated" means extremely weakened, enervated. "Opulent" means lavish, luxurious, and rich.
Example Question #1750 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIXOTIC
Foreign
Immanent
Distraught
Pessimistic
Idealistic
Idealistic
"Quixotic," a word taken from the Spanish novel Don Quixote, means "idealistic" (often hopelessly or foolishly so). This is a near antonym for "pessimistic." "Foreign" means strange or exotic. "Distraught" is a synonym for "distressed," and "immanent" is a synonym for "inherent."
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