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Example Question #3350 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEBULOUS
Insuperable
Qualms
Hazy
Verboten
Propitious
Hazy
"Nebulous" means "hazy," foggy, vague, or unclear. "Propitious" is a synonym for "auspicious," and "verboten" is a synonym for "forbidden." An "insuperable" obstacle is one that cannot be overcome. "Qualms," a noun, means reservations or misgivings.
Example Question #3351 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Proportional
Munificent
Elegiac
Candid
Hilarious
Proportional
"Commensurate" means corresponding or "proportional." "Elegiac" means in the form of an elegy or a lament, and "hilarious" means hysterically funny. "Candid" is a synonym for "frank." "Munificent" means generous, magnanimous.
Example Question #3352 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SACROSANCT
Elective
Sacred
Jejune
Apocryphal
Liturgical
Sacred
"Sacrosanct" means "sacred," holy, and inviolable. While "sacrosanct" is often (but not always) used in a religious context, it is not a synonym for "liturgical," which describes church rituals or rites. "Apocryphal" means false, and "jejune" means dull or insipid. "Elective" means chosen and not mandated, as in elective surgery or an elective college class.
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