SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #781 : Identifying Synonyms

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

OPAQUE

Possible Answers:

Clear

Limpid

Lucid

Cloudy

Nontransparent

Correct answer:

Nontransparent

Explanation:

"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."

Example Question #782 : Identifying Synonyms

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

INCANDESCENT

Possible Answers:

Burdensome

Cozy

Burning

Partial

Intelligent

Correct answer:

Burning

Explanation:

Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.

Example Question #783 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMMODIOUS

Possible Answers:

Toilet

Spacious

Friendly

Nasty

Generous

Correct answer:

Spacious

Explanation:

A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.

Example Question #784 : Identifying Synonyms

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

DIAPHANOUS

Possible Answers:

Sheer

Frightening

Funny

Deadly

Cold

Correct answer:

Sheer

Explanation:

"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.

Example Question #785 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DERELICT

Possible Answers:

Broken down 

Lost the way 

Running late 

Under budget 

On the up 

Correct answer:

Broken down 

Explanation:

“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.

Example Question #828 : Synonyms

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

TEPID

Possible Answers:

Honorable

Mindful

Escalating

Dark

Lukewarm

Correct answer:

Lukewarm

Explanation:

Tepid means lukewarm.  

Example Question #1584 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

ARID

Possible Answers:

Clandestine

Burly 

Dry

Marked

Tentative

Correct answer:

Dry

Explanation:

Arid means dry.  

Example Question #829 : Synonyms

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

ARID

Possible Answers:

Dry

Shocking

Commendable

Malleable

Weak

Correct answer:

Dry

Explanation:

Arid means extremely dry.

Example Question #786 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PUTRID

Possible Answers:

Causal

Optimistic

Decaying

Latent

Lethal

Correct answer:

Decaying

Explanation:

"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.

Example Question #787 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TURGID

Possible Answers:

Striped

Intimidating

Arrogant

Transparent

Swollen

Correct answer:

Swollen

Explanation:

"Turgid" means swollen.

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