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Example Question #2991 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Urgent
Harmless
Violent
Kindly
Flexible
Kindly
Someone who is benevolent is kindly, helpful, or friendly. The root word is "bene," Latin for "good."
Example Question #2992 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Wandering
Spin
Journey
Evasion
Incoherence
Evasion
Circumlocution is the act of talking around the point instead of getting directly to it; it's speaking evasively or indirectly. The roots are "circum", Latin for "around", and "locut-" Latin for "speaking;" "circumlocution" is "around-speaking."
Example Question #2993 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Hidden
Machine-like
Convincing
Urgent
Deluded
Convincing
Something that is cogent is logical, sensible, and intelligent. It comes from the Latin root "cog-" meaning "think/know", as in "cognition" (the act of thinking or knowing) and "incognito" (unknown, or under cover).
Example Question #2994 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Obese
Friendly
Rotting
Thoughtful
Unified
Obese
Someone who is corpulent is very fat, or obese. This comes from the Latin root "corp-", meaning body, as in "corpse" and "incorporate."
Example Question #2995 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREDULITY
Gullibility
Fidelity
Cruelty
Hilarity
Misery
Gullibility
Credulity is the condition of being eager to believe something, so the synonym is gullibility. The Latin root here is "cred-", which means to believe, as in "credit" (being willing to trust or believe someone or something), and "incredible" (unbelievable).
Example Question #2996 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIMINUTIVE
Funny
Tiny
Insulting
Degrading
Stupid
Tiny
"Diminutive" means small, so the synonym you want is "tiny." This comes from the Latin root "minute," meaning a small thing, as in "minute" (small measure of time) and "mini-" (a prefix meaning anything small in size) or "minus" (to make smaller by subtracting).
Example Question #2997 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Transfer
Cusp
Loyalty
Carnage
Identification
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
Scholarly
Central
Free
Malevolent
New
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
Example Question #2998 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NULLIFY
Cancel
Rest
Persuade
Lurk
Clean
Cancel
"To nullify" is to cancel. The Latin root word, "nullus," means no or none.
Example Question #2999 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COPIOUS
Hackneyed
Tiring
Plentiful
Melodramatic
Distinct
Plentiful
"Copious" means plentiful or large in quantity. The Latin root word, "copia," means abundance.
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