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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
Kindly
Violent
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
Incoherence
Journey
Wandering
Evasion
Spin
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
Deluded
Hidden
Convincing
Machine-like
Urgent
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
Unified
Rotting
Friendly
Obese
Thoughtful
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
Hilarity
Misery
Cruelty
Fidelity
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
Insulting
Tiny
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
Identification
Transfer
Carnage
Cusp
Loyalty
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #2998 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
Central
Malevolent
Scholarly
Free
New
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
Example Question #2999 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NULLIFY
Rest
Cancel
Lurk
Persuade
Clean
Cancel
"To nullify" is to cancel. The Latin root word, "nullus," means no or none.
Example Question #3000 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COPIOUS
Distinct
Melodramatic
Plentiful
Tiring
Hackneyed
Plentiful
"Copious" means plentiful or large in quantity. The Latin root word, "copia," means abundance.
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