SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #2161 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SALIENT

Possible Answers:

Significant 

Flavorful

Salty

Corporeal

Elegant 

Correct answer:

Significant 

Explanation:

“Salient” means significant or noticeable. For clarification, "corporeal" means concerning bodily things (especially in contrast to spiritual things) and "elegant" means sophisticated and graceful.

Example Question #2162 : Identifying Synonyms

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

LIMPID

Possible Answers:

Ornery

Laconic

Lucid 

Intrepid

Listless 

Correct answer:

Lucid 

Explanation:

Something expressed in a “limpid” way is expressed clearly and lucidly and easily understood. So the correct answer is “lucid” which also means clear. For clarification, "listless" means lacking energy; "laconic" means terse or brief; "ornery" means irritable or bad-tempered; "intrepid" means adventurous.

Example Question #2163 : Identifying Synonyms

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

LUCID

Possible Answers:

Risky

Timid

Cloudy

Intelligible

Insane

Correct answer:

Intelligible

Explanation:

"Lucid" means expressed clearly, or intelligible.

Example Question #2164 : Identifying Synonyms

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

LUCID

Possible Answers:

Mystified 

Mandatory

Clear

Healthy

Shameful

Correct answer:

Clear

Explanation:

"Lucid" means clear.  

Example Question #2165 : Identifying Synonyms

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

GLIB

Possible Answers:

Fortified

Silly

Unsure

Flippant

Weak

Correct answer:

Flippant

Explanation:

"Glib" means speaking a lot but in an insincere and flippant way, so "flippant," meaning facetious and rude, is the correct answer.

Example Question #2166 : Identifying Synonyms

SPURIOUS

Possible Answers:

Fixated

Dissected

Enraged

Underwhelmed

False

Correct answer:

False

Explanation:

"Spurious" means counterfeit or untrue. (Example: "The paper was full of spurious claims, and Francis wasn't surprised that the argument's evidence was lacking, as evidence would have contradicted its claims.") Therefore, "false" is the best synonym.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Truth, Existence, And Understanding

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

IRREFUTABLE

Possible Answers:

Undeniable

Deniable

Rebuttable

Implausible

Plausible

Correct answer:

Undeniable

Explanation:

"Irrefutable" is an adjective meaning "impossible to deny or disprove." While "undeniable" and "implausible" may each look like a potentially correct answer because like "irrefutable," "undeniable" and" implausible" each begin with a negative prefix; however, "implausible" means "not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince," so it is actually an antonym of "irrefutable," and not the correct answer. "Undeniable," however, means "unable to be denied or disputed." Since "undeniable" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "irrefutable," so "undeniable" is the correct answer.

Example Question #2167 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ERRONEOUS

Possible Answers:

Incorrect

Quick

Exigent

Dull

Correct

Correct answer:

Incorrect

Explanation:

"Erroneous" is used to describe a mistake or something that is incorrect. Correct would be the opposite of Erroneous. Exigent means immediate, Quick means to be fast at something, and Dull means boring. These last three words have no relation to Erroneous in this situation.

Example Question #2168 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REDUNDANT

Possible Answers:

Needless

Manufactured

Incorrect

Natural

Mesmerizing

Correct answer:

Needless

Explanation:

Redundant means no longer useful or needed.

Example Question #2169 : Identifying Synonyms

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

GENUINE

Possible Answers:

Authentic

Transparent

Obscure

Flat

Cheerful

Correct answer:

Authentic

Explanation:

Genuine means that something is really what it claims to be, or authentic.

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