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Example Questions
Example Question #3141 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERVASIVE
Wealthy
Hand-crafted
Extensive
Threatening
Underground
Extensive
"Pervasive" means widely prevalent, or "extensive." One might talk about the "pervasive influence" of a new idea or invention.
Example Question #2382 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSTIC
Petite
Oxidized
Ordinary
Shabby
Rural
Rural
"Rustic" means relating to the countryside, or "rural."
Example Question #3142 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUCOLIC
Lighthearted
Welcoming
Urbane
Futuristic
Pastoral
Pastoral
"Bucolic" is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life." While "lighthearted" and "welcoming" might seem like good answers because of the "pleasant" connotation of "bucolic," "pastoral" is the closest synonym of "bucolic" amongst the answer choices because one meaning of "pastoral" is "portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form," usually used to refer to works of art. So, the correct answer is "pastoral."
Example Question #2384 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LATTER
Adorable
Morose
Final
Developed
Unstable
Final
Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.
Example Question #2385 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Wayward
Sneaky
Intelligent
Careful
Bold
Wayward
Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #3143 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Irate
Financial
Preposterous
Corresponding
Civic
Civic
Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.
Example Question #3144 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCENDANT
Up-and-coming
Qualitative
Consistent
Sinking
Faltering
Up-and-coming
“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3145 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERMINAL
Mistaken
Timid
Final
Capricious
Crass
Final
"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.
Example Question #3146 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Full
Comical
Ruffled
Indecisive
Inflicted
Full
"Replete" means full or complete.
Example Question #2251 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Connected
Different
Similar
Residential
Miniature
Different
"Divergent" means different.
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