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Example Questions
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Young
Mature
Cosmopolitan
Suave
Deceptive
Young
"Juvenile" means young.
Example Question #2291 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
ERRATIC
violent
large
unpredictable
antique
pretty
unpredictable
Erratic means not having a regular pattern, or unpredictable.
Example Question #3191 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTABLE
Formulaic
Inconsistent
Thirsty
Mobile
Debatable
Mobile
Portable means movable or mobile.
Example Question #3192 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIODICAL
Occasional
Syntactical
Journalistic
Investigative
Grammatical
Occasional
"Periodical" and "occasional" are synonyms describing periods of time. The other words do not have meanings that relate to time.
Example Question #3193 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOMENTARY
Momentum
Timeless
Sentimental
Eternal
Passing
Passing
"Momentary" and "passing" are synonymous adjectives similar in meaning to the word fleeting or temporary. The other words do not have related meanings. "Eternal" and "timeless" are synonyms describing the property of being immutable.
Example Question #3194 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANACHRONISTIC
From another time
Elderly
Recent
Senior
Soon
From another time
"Elderly" and "senior" are both closely related in meaning. These answer choices, however, are not perfectly aligned with "anachronistic," which is in fact synonymous with from a time other than the present time. "Soon" and "recent" are also closely related words related to time, they are more specific terms than anachronistic.
Example Question #3195 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROVISIONAL
Aloof
Erroneous
Permanent
Temporary
Elusive
Temporary
The adjective "provisional" means temporary, conditional, designed to be impermanent. Additionally, "permanent" means lasting forever; "elusive" means hard to catch, hard to find, hard to identify; "erroneous" means based on a mistaken belief; "aloof" means distant and withdrawn, detached from human contact and unfriendly.
Example Question #3196 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTIGUOUS
Beatific
Incendiary
Adjoining
Capricious
Abominable
Adjoining
The adjective "contiguous" means not separate, touching one another, adjacent, or adjoining. Additionally, "beatific" means joyous and blissful; "incendiary" means flammable or likely to cause an offended and passionate reaction; "capricious" means fickle, inconsistent, and changeable; and "abominable" means loathsome and hated.
Example Question #3197 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEXORABLE
Poised
Unscathed
Relentless
Indispensable
Abstruse
Relentless
The adjective "inexorable" means unstoppable, "relentless," impossible to prevent from happening. Additionally, "unscathed" means unharmed by; "indispensable" means vital, needed, essential; "abstruse" means (of knowledge) hard to understand, esoteric, arcane, recondite; "poised" means showing calm and composure in a stressful situation.
Example Question #3198 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPITOUS
Dormant
Wide
Steep
Loose
Narrow
Steep
The adjective "precipitous" means dangerously steep, sheer. It can also mean sudden and abrupt. Additionally, "dormant" means sleeping, at rest, not active.
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