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Example Question #3292 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXIGENT
Frenzied
Baronial
Garish
Impecunious
Urgent
Urgent
"Exigent" means "urgent" and dire. "Impecunious" means penniless and destitute. "Baronial" means grand and stately. "Frenzied" is a synonym for "frantic," and "garish" is a synonym for "tawdry."
Example Question #3293 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPECIOUS
Gleeful
Strenuous
Misleading
Onerous
Advantageous
Misleading
"Specious" means deceitful or "misleading." "Onerous" and "strenuous" are synonyms that both mean laborious, difficult. "Gleeful" means delightful, joyful. "Advantageous" and "beneficial" are synonyms.
Example Question #3294 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LAUDATORY
Congratulatory
Supercilious
Distraught
Munificent
Euphoric
Congratulatory
"Laudatory" means "congratulatory" and complimentary. "Munificent" is a synonym for "bountiful" or generous. "Distraught" is a synonym for "distressed." "Euphoric" means ecstatic or elated. "Supercilious" means haughty, arrogant.
Example Question #3295 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIZARRE
Common
Derelict
Impeccable
Soft
Unusual
Unusual
The adjective "bizarre" means weird, unfamiliar and unusual. Additionally, "impeccable" means flawless, perfect; "derelict" means (of a building) in poor condition, falling down.
Example Question #3296 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPARATE
Benighted
Dispassionate
Subjective
Objective
Contrasting
Contrasting
The adjective "disparate" means different from, distinct and varied, contrasting. Additionally, "objective" means unbiased and "subjective" means biased, based on one's own perceptions - these two words are antonyms. Finally, "benighted" means ignorant; "dispassionate" means calm, under control.
Example Question #3297 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREVALENT
Widespread
Profane
Portentous
Ambiguous
Unknown
Widespread
The adjective "prevalent" means widespread, common in a certain large area. Additionally, "ambiguous" means vague, unclear; "profane" means irreverent, sacrilegious, offensive (particularly to a religion); "portentous" means ominous, suggesting something negative might happen.
Example Question #3298 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPURIOUS
Apocryphal
Contrite
Exotic
Adulterated
Evasive
Apocryphal
"Spurious" means fictitious or "apocryphal." "Exotic" means strange or foreign, and "contrite" means penitent or repentant. "Elusive" is a synonym for "evasive." "Adulterated" means contaminated or impure.
Example Question #3299 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUS
Despondent
Illusory
Erroneous
Distraught
Inimical
Erroneous
"Fallacious" is another word for falsified or "erroneous." "Inimical" means hostile, and "illusory" means delusive. "Distraught" means distressed. "Despondent" is another word for despairing.
Example Question #3300 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATUOUS
Abstruse
Silly
Mercurial
Petulant
Daunting
Silly
"Fatuous" means "silly" or asinine. "Mercurial" means capricious, and "petulant" means irritable. "Abstruse" is a synonym for "arcane." "Daunting" is a synonym for "intimidating" or forbidding.
Example Question #2401 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALUTARY
Pathetically
Mitigated
Silky
Beneficial
Grimly
Beneficial
"Salutary" means "beneficial," advantageous. "Silky" describes a smooth, soft texture. "Mitigated" means lessened, made less severe. "Grim" means stern or bleak. "Pathetic" is a synonym for "pitiful."
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