SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #2391 : Synonyms

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

MUNICIPAL

Possible Answers:

Financial

Civic

Corresponding

Preposterous

Irate

Correct answer:

Civic

Explanation:

Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.

Example Question #2392 : Synonyms

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

ASCENDANT

Possible Answers:

Qualitative

Consistent

Up-and-coming

Sinking

Faltering

Correct answer:

Up-and-coming

Explanation:

“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.

Example Question #2393 : Synonyms

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

TERMINAL

Possible Answers:

Mistaken

Timid

Final

Capricious

Crass

Correct answer:

Final

Explanation:

"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.

Example Question #3149 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

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

REPLETE

Possible Answers:

Indecisive

Inflicted

Comical

Ruffled

Full

Correct answer:

Full

Explanation:

"Replete" means full or complete.

Example Question #2394 : Synonyms

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

DIVERGENT

Possible Answers:

Connected

Similar

Residential

Different

Miniature

Correct answer:

Different

Explanation:

"Divergent" means different.

Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

CURSORY

Possible Answers:

homemade

delicious

hasty

dirty

unpleasant

Correct answer:

hasty

Explanation:

"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.

Example Question #2395 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

SUSTAINED

Possible Answers:

succesional

ongoing

jovial

regal

threatening

Correct answer:

ongoing

Explanation:

Sustained means continuous or ongoing.

Example Question #2396 : Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

MOBILE

Possible Answers:

portable

twisting

risky

talkative

ancient

Correct answer:

portable

Explanation:

Mobile means able to move, or portable.

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ETERNAL

Possible Answers:

natural

verbose

forboding

rotational

endless

Correct answer:

endless

Explanation:

"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.

Example Question #2252 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

PREMEDITATED

Possible Answers:

synchronized

violent

adventurous 

intentional

malicious

Correct answer:

intentional

Explanation:

"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.

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