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Example Question #2131 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Feeling down
Passed out
Running late
Second wind
Wide awake
Passed out
“Comatose” is an adjective that describes someone in a state of exhaustion or who cannot function. The expression that best matches “comatose” is “passed out.” Energetic and feeling “wide awake” are antonyms of “comatose.”
Example Question #2132 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Winding
Small
Passive
Mysterious
Sharp
Sharp
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Example Question #2133 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOLATILE
Changeable
Sentimental
Melodious
Vile
Precocious
Changeable
Volatile means changeable. It also means explosive.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAVORABLE
Sturdy
Approving
Reticent
Meticulous
Jaunty
Approving
Favorable means expressing approval, or approving.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INOPERABLE
Forested
Tone-deaf
Selective
Disagreeable
Untreatable
Untreatable
Inoperable means unable to be operated on, or untreatable.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DORMANT
Inactive
Rainy
Advanced
Crisp
Glossy
Inactive
"Dormant" means inactive or asleep. The Latin root word, "dormire," means to sleep.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIABLE
Musty
Durable
Responsible
Defined
Aggressive
Responsible
"Liable" means legally responsible. The root word, "lier," means to bind.
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS
Bold
Grainy
Threatening
Hopeful
Generous
Threatening
"Ominous" is defined as signaling a future harmful or evil event. It also means threatening.
The word is derived from "omen," which means an occurrence that signals what will happen in the future.
Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORMIDABLE
Curious
Ephemeral
Scary
Multicolored
Courageous
Scary
"Formidable" means scary, intimidating, or powerful. The root word, "formido," means to fear.
Example Question #57 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERNICIOUS
Mistaken
Dreary
Harmful
Audible
Talented
Harmful
"Pernicious" means fatal or causing harm. The Latin root word "pernicies" means ruin.
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