Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, and Location - SSAT Middle Level Verbal

Ultimate means last in a series.

"Desolate" is an adjective defined as barren or deserted. Of the answer choices, "empty" has the closest meaning.

Desolate means deserted.

Novel means something is new.

"Adjacent" is an adjective that means nearby or connected by a shared border so we need to pick out another adjective that also means near or sharing a border. While "noncontiguous" may look like a correct answer, because "contiguous" is used to describe two things that are right next to each other, the "non-" prefix means not, so "noncontiguous" means not immediately next to each other. So, "noncontiguous" is an antonym of "adjacent" and can't be the right answer. "Abutting," however, means bordering, and since "abutting" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "adjacent," "abutting" is the correct answer.

"Stagnant" means still, not flowing.

“Eternal” is an adjective that means “lasting forever; without end or beginning,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “lasting forever.” That means that “ephemeral” cannot be the correct answer, because “ephemeral” means “lasting for a very short time,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “eternal.” “Perpetual,” however, is an adjective that means “never ending or changing,” and because “perpetual” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “eternal,” “perpetual” is the correct answer.

Isolated means alone or solitary.

“Concise” is an adjective that means “brief but comprehensive,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “brief but comprehensive.” That means that “rambling” cannot be the correct answer, because “rambling” means “lengthy and inconsequential” when it referrs to writing or speech, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “concise.” “Succinct,” however, is an adjective that is used especially of something written or spoken and means “briefly and clearly expressed,” and because “succinct” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “concise,” “succinct” is the correct answer.

"Archaic" means old or primitive.

"Incipient" means beginning to exist or happen.

"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.

"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.

"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.

"Recent" means latest; Archaic means ancient; Dependent means reliance on; and Deliberate and Intentional mean done purposely.

"Continual" means ongoing or non-stop.

"Instant" means immediate.

"Peculiar" means strange.

"Historic" means important or notable, so "notable" is the correct answer.