All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Clear
Limpid
Cloudy
Lucid
Nontransparent
Nontransparent
"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 #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Partial
Burdensome
Intelligent
Burning
Cozy
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Spacious
Friendly
Toilet
Nasty
Generous
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #1581 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Cold
Deadly
Frightening
Funny
Sheer
Sheer
"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 #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Lost the way
Broken down
Running late
Under budget
On the up
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Escalating
Mindful
Lukewarm
Dark
Honorable
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #787 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Marked
Dry
Clandestine
Burly
Tentative
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Weak
Malleable
Shocking
Commendable
Dry
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTRID
Causal
Optimistic
Latent
Lethal
Decaying
Decaying
"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURGID
Swollen
Transparent
Striped
Arrogant
Intimidating
Swollen
"Turgid" means swollen.
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