All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #1361 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERNICIOUS
Private
Public
Beneficial
Detrimental
Ominous
Detrimental
“Pernicious” is an adjective that means gradually harmful over time, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like harmful. That means that “beneficial” cannot be the correct answer, because “beneficial” means helpful, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “pernicious.” “Detrimental,” however, is an adjective that means harmful, and because “detrimental” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “pernicious,” “detrimental” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1362 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEY
Introspective
Supernatural
Rational
Mundane
Extroverted
Supernatural
“Fey” means relating to magic or supernatural phenomenon. For clarification, "rational" means reasonable and sensible; "mundane" means ordinary or boring; "introspective" means inwardly focused with thoughts and feelings; and "extroverted" means outgoing or sociable.
Example Question #1363 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFLUENT
Wealthy
Forgotten
Squishy
Grandiose
Torpid
Wealthy
"Affluent" means having lots of material wealth.
Example Question #1364 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ODIOUS.
Wanton
Charming
Adventurous
Sensory
Revolting
Revolting
“Odious” means revolting. For clarification, "sensory" means relating to the senses; "wanton" means random or indiscriminate.
Example Question #1365 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS.
Rewarding
Purposeful
Foreboding
Effortless
Tricky
Foreboding
“Ominous” means scary or foreboding. You might have noticed it has the same root word as “omen,” which might have clued you in to the correct answer "foreboding."
Example Question #1371 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRECARIOUS
Preventative
Uncertain
Precious
Inattentive
Risky
Risky
"Precarious" means dangerous, so "risky," which means potentially harmful, is the correct answer.
Example Question #1372 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEJORATIVE
Elitist
Sensible
Lenient
Sneer
Deprecatory
Deprecatory
"Pejorative" is an adjective that means "expressing contempt or disapproval," so we need to find another word that means about the same thing - roughly, "disapproving." While "sneer" (""a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone, or to make such an expression or comment") might seem like a good answer because a sneer is often a pejorative gesture, it is not an adjective that means "disapproving," so it can't be the correct answer. "Deprecatory," on the other hand, is an adjective that means "showing a critical or disrespectful attitude," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "pejorative," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1373 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Honest
Truthful
Feral
Fortuituous
False
False
"Illusory" means deceptive or false. Honest and Truthful are the antonyms of Illusory. Fortuitous means to be lucky, and Feral means to be wild. Both of these words have no relation to Illusory in this context.
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Shiny
Wealthy
Quarrelsome
Ostentatious
Naive
Wealthy
Opulent means wealthy.
Example Question #1374 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEFUNCT
Hard of hearing
Blunt
Non-working
Terrible
Stupid
Non-working
Something that is "defunct" is no longer in use or no longer capable of being used or done; something that is it is non-working.