All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #2461 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Opposite
Handcrafted
Perfect
Painted
Varied
Varied
Diverse means showing variety, or varied.
Example Question #2462 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Exact
Excessive
Approximate
Reasonable
Woeful
Excessive
“Exorbitant” is an adjective that refers to a price or amount charged and means “unreasonably high,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “unreasonably high.” That means that “reasonable” cannot be the correct answer, because “reasonable” means “as much as is appropriate,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “exorbitant.” “Excessive,” however, is an adjective that means “more than is necessary, normal, or desirable,” and because “excessive” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “exorbitant,” “excessive” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2463 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Empathetic
Critical
Varied
Dynamic
Residential
Varied
"Diverse" means varied.
Example Question #2464 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCESSIVE
Delightful
Malodorous
Decorative
Too much
Insufficient
Too much
"Excessive" means too much.
Example Question #2465 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Imprudent
Excessive
Hapless
Facile
Joyful
Excessive
"Exorbitant" means excessive; Facile means easy; Hapless means unlucky; Imprudent means not careful; and Joyful means very happy.
Example Question #2466 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Indifferent
Divergent
Vile
Distinguished
Equivalent
Equivalent
"Tantamount" is an adjective that means "equal in seriousness to; virtually the same as," so we need to pick out another word that means "equal." While "indifferent" may look like a good answer choice because it looks like "in-" ("not") and "different," "indifferent" actually doesn't mean "not different," but instead means "having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned," or "neither good nor bad; mediocre," so it's not the word we're looking for. "Equivalent," however, means "equal in value, amount, function, or meaning," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "tantamount," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #2467 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSPICUOUS
Picturesque
Obvious
Timely
Impervious
Torrential
Obvious
Conspicuous means easily noticed. Thus, the best answer choice is 'Obvious'.
Example Question #2468 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCONGRUOUS
Retroactive
Finite
Undaunted
Meaningless
Unsuited
Unsuited
Incongruous means out-of-place or unsuited.
Example Question #2469 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Sequestered
Ludicrous
Conversant
Faulty
Equal
Equal
"Tantamount" means equal to.
Example Question #2470 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCONGRUOUS
Affluent
Fortified
Desperate
Understood
Disagreeing
Disagreeing
"Incongruous" means out of place or incompatible. The best answer choice is the word, "disagreeing."
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