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Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
melancholic
stately
gigantic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #2202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
tiny
perfected
cantankerous
insulting
sultry
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #117 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Forceful
Controversial
Rhetorical
Persuasive
Independent
Independent
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 #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Formal
Common
Talk
Local
Silly
Common
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 #2202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Uncharacteristic
Unfortunate
Terse
Welcome
Mediocre
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
Example Question #2203 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Intellectual
Acquiescent
Impoverished
Appropriate
Asinine
Acquiescent
“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 #2204 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Bilateral
Untitled
Latitudinal
Entitled
One-sided
One-sided
"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.
Example Question #2205 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISMAL
Sterile
Bleak
Clean
Dry
Arid
Bleak
"Dismal" and "bleak" are synonyms referring to a state of being inhospitable and dark (in all senses). Their meanings obviously have a negative connotation. "Clean" and "sterile" have definitions related to the idea of being free from dirt, mess, or (in the case of "sterile") germs. "Arid" and "dry" refer to areas that lack water
Example Question #2206 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXOTIC
Reckless
Intolerable
Domestic
Foreign
Merciful
Foreign
Something "exotic" is strange or foreign. This is the opposite of "domestic." "Reckless" and "risky" are synonyms, as are "intolerable" and "insufferable." "Merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #2207 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEBRIATED
Quarrelsome
Intoxicated
Pessimistic
Circuitous
Militant
Intoxicated
"Inebriated" means drunk or intoxicated. "Quarrelsome" means argumentative, which is also a synonym for "antagonistic." "Pessimistic" and "optimistic" are antonyms, as are "direct" and "circuitous." "Militant" means fanatical, overly zealous.
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