SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1397 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

LEWD

Possible Answers:

Particular

Shining

Limber

Untied

Vulgar

Correct answer:

Vulgar

Explanation:

"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."

Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ABERRANT

Possible Answers:

Inflected

Ill

Clamorous

Playful

Deviant

Correct answer:

Deviant

Explanation:

"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.

Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMMENSURATE

Possible Answers:

Indecisive

Sustained

Slanderous

Equal

Fanciful

Correct answer:

Equal

Explanation:

"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.

Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AKIN

Possible Answers:

Superficial

Unfriendly

Superior

Related

Dissimilar

Correct answer:

Related

Explanation:

The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.

Example Question #114 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EXEMPT

Possible Answers:

Flexible

Burdened

Maligned

Excused

Upset

Correct answer:

Excused

Explanation:

Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.

Example Question #1444 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

UNSCATHED

Possible Answers:

intact

damaged

frosty

loose

determined

Correct answer:

intact

Explanation:

"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.

Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COLLOQUIAL

Possible Answers:

Collectible 

Radiant

Informal

Harsh

Antique

Correct answer:

Informal

Explanation:

"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."

Example Question #1446 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

COLOSSAL

Possible Answers:

volatile

stately

gigantic

melancholic

floating

Correct answer:

gigantic

Explanation:

"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.

Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

DIMINUITIVE

Possible Answers:

cantankerous

insulting

perfected

sultry

tiny

Correct answer:

tiny

Explanation:

"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.

Example Question #117 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

UNILATERAL

Possible Answers:

Rhetorical

Controversial

Independent

Forceful

Persuasive

Correct answer:

Independent

Explanation:

If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.

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