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Example Question #2271 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACIT
Eligible
Ecstatic
Explicit
Unspoken
Jubilant
Unspoken
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
Example Question #2272 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSUPERABLE
Acrobatic
Repugnant
Cheerful
Insurmountable
Zealous
Insurmountable
"Insuperable" is a synonym for "insurmountable," difficult to overcome. "Zealous" means impassioned, fervent. "Repugnant" means loathsome, vile. "Acrobatic" can mean literally like an acrobat or more figuratively skilled and flexible at physical feats. "Cheerful" is a synonym for "jolly" and "merry."
Example Question #2273 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTANT
Exuberant
Annihilated
Spectacular
Not destroyed
Myriad
Not destroyed
"Extant," which often describes archaeological or historical artifacts, means still in existence, "not destroyed." This is an antonym for "annihilated," or totally destroyed. "Myriad" means innumerable. "Spectacular" is a synonym for "stunning." "Exuberant" means overjoyed.
Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCURSIVE
Redundant
Gravid
Digressive
Alabaster
Thwarted
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #192 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPOTIC
Tacit
Archaic
Macabre
Hopeful
Tyrannical
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
Example Question #193 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Macabre
Cosmic
Regal
Spectral
Capacious
Cosmic
"Celestial" means "cosmic" and particularly pertains to stars. "Spectral" means ghostly. "Regal" means royal and stately. "Capacious" means spacious or palatial.
Example Question #194 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAMOUNT
Proportional
Vital
Empirical
Of equivalent importance
Of little importance
Vital
"Paramount" means of utmost importance, "vital," or integral. "Empirical" means able to be measured or based in evidence rather than, say, logic or intuition. "Proportional" means commensurate, corresponding.
Example Question #1481 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Admonishing
Crucial
Conjectural
Equivalent
Squeamish
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #1482 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Tacit
Feverish
Archaic
Crucial
Torpid
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #1483 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Tangential
Tantamount
Fundamental
Banal
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
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