SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #991 : Synonyms

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

CONCILIATORY

Possible Answers:

Penurious

Winsome

Placatory

Crucial

Integral

Correct answer:

Placatory

Explanation:

"Conciliatory" means "placatory" or appeasing. "Crucial" means essential, as does integral. "Winsome" is a synonym for "attractive." "Penurious" means impoverished, penniless.

Example Question #992 : Synonyms

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

IMPERTERBABLE

Possible Answers:

Composed

Confounded

Spurious

Eloquent

Obsequious

Correct answer:

Composed

Explanation:

"Imperturbable" means calm, "composed," unable to be shaken. "Obsequious" means fawning or flattering, and "spurious" means false or fictitious. "Eloquent" means articulate and fluent. "Confounded" means bewildered.

Example Question #993 : Synonyms

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

SOLICITOUS

Possible Answers:

Sordid

Seditious

Ingenuous

Concerned

Innocuous

Correct answer:

Concerned

Explanation:

"Solicitous" means concerned and caring. "Ingenuous" means naive and childlike, while "innocuous" means harmless. "Seditious" is a synonym for "treasonous." "Sordid" is a synonym for "filthy."

Example Question #994 : Synonyms

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

INDULGENT

Possible Answers:

Terrifying

Debilitated

Instructive

Opulent

Lenient

Correct answer:

Lenient

Explanation:

"Indulgent" means "lenient," liberal, permissive. "Instructive" is a synonym for "instructional" or educational. "Terrifying" means very frightening. "Debilitated" means extremely weakened, enervated. "Opulent" means lavish, luxurious, and rich.

Example Question #995 : Synonyms

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

QUIXOTIC

Possible Answers:

Foreign

Pessimistic

Immanent

Distraught

Idealistic

Correct answer:

Idealistic

Explanation:

"Quixotic," a word taken from the Spanish novel Don Quixote, means "idealistic" (often hopelessly or foolishly so). This is a near antonym for "pessimistic." "Foreign" means strange or exotic. "Distraught" is a synonym for "distressed," and "immanent" is a synonym for "inherent."

Example Question #996 : Synonyms

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

PANGLOSSIAN

Possible Answers:

Fallacious

Smug

Optimistic

Despondent

Careless

Correct answer:

Optimistic

Explanation:

"Panglossian," taken from a novel by Voltaire, is a synonym for "overly optimistic." "Careless" is a synonym for "inattentive" or even reckless. "Despondent" means despairing, and "fallacious" means fictitious or erroneous. "Smug" means self-satisfied.

Example Question #997 : Synonyms

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

CHOLERIC

Possible Answers:

Ravenous

Frenzied

Prideful

Musical

Irritable

Correct answer:

Irritable

Explanation:

"Choleric" means "irritable," ill-tempered, or irascible. "Ravenous" means starving, voracious. "Prideful" is a synonym for "proud" or disdainful, depending on the context. "Musical" is, of course, the adjective form of "music" and often describes someone with talent at music. "Frenzied" is a synonym for "hurried," frantic, or frenetic.

Example Question #998 : Synonyms

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

PRURIENT

Possible Answers:

Lustful

Ebullient

Joyful

Speculative

Ravenous

Correct answer:

Lustful

Explanation:

"Prurient" means "lustful," salacious. "Ravenous" means hungry, voracious. "Speculative" is another word for conjectural. "Ebullient" means joyful or exultant.

Example Question #999 : Synonyms

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

ADAMANT

Possible Answers:

Insistent

Anxious

Flustered

Grim

Doleful

Correct answer:

Insistent

Explanation:

"Adamant" means inflexible, unwavering, or "insistent." "Flustered" means agitated or unsettled, and "anxious" means nervous. "Grim" means stern, forbidding, or ghastly. "Doleful" is another word for "disconsolate."

Example Question #1000 : Synonyms

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

RUEFUL

Possible Answers:

Dubious

Stingy

Spurious

Wintry

Regretful

Correct answer:

Regretful

Explanation:

"Rue" is regret and contrition, but often with a slightly amusing tinge. "Dubious" means doubtful. "Spurious" means false or fictitious. "Wintry" is the adjective form or "winter" and is usually a synonym for cold and snowy. "Stingy" means miserly, cheap.

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