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Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXCEPTIONAL
Morose
Pungent
Reflective
Garrulous
Prodigious
Prodigious
"Exceptional" means outstanding or brilliant, as does the correct answer, "prodigious." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "exceptional": "garrulous" means talkative, "pungent" means having a strong smell or taste, "morose" means gloomy, and "reflective" means either reflecting light or thoughtful.
Example Question #3241 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Unoriginal
Notorious
Shallow
Determined
Unseemly
Unoriginal
“Banal” means unoriginal and boring, so "unoriginal" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unseemly" means unpleasant or undesirable; "determined" means motivated; "shallow" describes someone who is not thinking or feeling deeply; and "notorious" means infamous.
Example Question #3242 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPID
detrimental
insipid
curious
intriguing
parallel
insipid
“Vapid” is an adjective that means “offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; empty” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “not stimulating or challenging.” That means that “intriguing” cannot be the correct answer, because “intriguing” means “arousing one’s curiosity or interest; fascinating,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “vapid.” “Insipid,” however, is an adjective that means either “lacking flavor” or “lacking vigor or interest,” and because “insipid” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “vapid,” “insipid” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3243 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSAIC
Chaotic
Legendary
Commonplace
Diction
Rhetorical
Commonplace
“Prosaic” describes something ordinary or commonplace. You might have thought the correct answer is “rhetorical” because of the relationship between “prose” and “rhetoric,” but “prosaic” is unrelated to “prose.” For clarification, "rhetorical" means relating to the skill of persuasive language, and "diction" means spoken clarity or choice of words.
Example Question #3244 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPECCABLE
Risky
Normal
Wet
Flawless
Durable
Flawless
"Impeccable" means faultless or flawless.
Example Question #3245 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Competitive
Boring
Agressive
Unbecoming
Judgmental
Boring
"Insipid" means lacking flavor or uninteresting. "Boring" means lacking the quality of being interesting. Both "boring" and "insipid" mean mundane or banal. Thus, these two words are synonyms.
Example Question #3246 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILAPIDATED
Rundown
Folded
Sturdy
Confusing
Hairless
Rundown
Something that is "dilapidated" is worn out, rickety, and rundown.
Example Question #3247 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLICHÉD
Impractical
Derisive
Overused
Insightful
Enormous
Overused
Clichéd means overused.
Example Question #3248 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUXURIOUS
Massive
Reticent
Opulent
Financial
Vindicated
Opulent
Luxurious means extremely elegant and lavish, or opulent.
Example Question #2495 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Zesty
Creative
Medicinal
Cowardly
Commonplace
Commonplace
"Banal" means overused or "commonplace."
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