Identifying Synonyms - SSAT Upper Level Verbal

"Morose" means sullen or gloomy. Obdurate and stubborn are synonyms.

A "constituent" can mean a component or part of a larger object, but when used to refer to people it usually describes a voter. "Politicians" often court or pander to their "constituents," but the two words are not synonyms. An "outlaw" is a fugitive, and an "emissary" is an ambassador. A "physician" is a doctor.

"Maladroit" means ineffective, bungling, or clumsy.

"Taciturn"means reserved in speech, or untalkative.

An interference is the action or cause of interfering, or meddling.

"Facile" means easy.

"Tranquil" means free from disturbance, or calm.

To ascend is to rise.

"Wily" means shrewd and clever, or "cunning."

An "inquiry" is another word for an investigation, a formal search for the truth primarily through questioning. Additionally, a "proclivity" is a natural tendency to do something or to prefer something; "innuendo" is a comment that is intended to be witty and is usually of a rude nature; "disposition" means temperament, character, a person's inherent qualities.

"Callous" means insensitive, or heartless.

"Plight" is danger, a situation that is dangerous or challenging, a predicament.

"Disposition" refers to an individual's temperament, their character and nature. This is closest in definition to "attitude." Additionally, "winsome" means charming or attractive; "repose" means rest; "jettison" means get rid of, discard; "ponderous" means slow and boring.

"Credulity" means "belief" and particularly gullibility. This is an antonym for "distrust." Another word for "velocity" is speed, and another word for "assignation" is rendezvous. "Commendation" is acclaim or praise.

Someone who is belligerent is hostile.

"Contemptuous" means disrespectful.

"Adroit" means "skillful" or dexterous.

For an idea to gain "currency" is for it to become prevalent and widely accepted. A "bouquet" is a bunch of flowers, and "verisimilitude" is the appearance of realness. "Credulity" is gullibility, and "mendacity" is dishonesty.

Speculation is the forming of a theory or conjecture without solid evidence.