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Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERNICIOUS
Private
Beneficial
Detrimental
Public
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 #39 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEY
Rational
Mundane
Extroverted
Supernatural
Introspective
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 #40 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFLUENT
Grandiose
Squishy
Torpid
Wealthy
Forgotten
Wealthy
"Affluent" means having lots of material wealth.
Example Question #2121 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ODIOUS.
Adventurous
Sensory
Wanton
Revolting
Charming
Revolting
“Odious” means revolting. For clarification, "sensory" means relating to the senses; "wanton" means random or indiscriminate.
Example Question #2122 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS.
Foreboding
Rewarding
Tricky
Effortless
Purposeful
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 #2123 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRECARIOUS
Inattentive
Precious
Preventative
Risky
Uncertain
Risky
"Precarious" means dangerous, so "risky," which means potentially harmful, is the correct answer.
Example Question #2124 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEJORATIVE
Elitist
Lenient
Sensible
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 #2125 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Truthful
Fortuituous
Feral
Honest
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 #2126 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Naive
Shiny
Ostentatious
Wealthy
Quarrelsome
Wealthy
Opulent means wealthy.
Example Question #2127 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEFUNCT
Non-working
Terrible
Blunt
Stupid
Hard of hearing
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.
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