SSAT Elementary Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GULLIBLE
Trusting
Angry
Faithful
Dishonest
Ignorant
Someone who is “gullible” trusts other people too much and believes everything that is said to be true. It is similar to “faithful,” which means to have faith in things, but more similar to “trusting” because that means to trust everyone. To provide further help, “ignorant” means not educated or not aware of something, and “dishonest” means not honest, as you may be able to tell by the word's use of the negative prefix "dis."
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NAÏVE
Innocent
Sore
Menacing
Kind
Massive
"Naïve" means innocent and easily tricked, so "innocent" is the correct answer. To help you, "sore" means sensitive or in pain, "menacing" means scary, and "massive" means very big.
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AMBITIOUS
Determined
Excellent
Immaculate
Stubborn
Aimless
Someone who is "ambitious" is determined and sets difficult goals for themselves to achieve. So, "determined" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "ambitious": "excellent" means very good; "immaculate" means very clean; and "aimless" means without direction or focus.
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VOCAL
Loud
Silent
Visible
Invisible
Untimely
"Vocal" means loud and liking to speak one's mind, so "loud" is the correct answer. To help you, "visible" means able to be seen, and "untimely" means occurring at a bad time.
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BOLD
Brave
Timid
Reserved
Youthful
Ancient
Someone who is “bold” is brave and adventurous. To provide further help, “timid” and “reserved” both mean shy and quiet, “youthful” means young, and “ancient” means very old.
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METICULOUS
Precise
Uncoordinated
Synchronized
Severed
Disastrous
“Meticulous” means careful or paying attention to detail, which is the same as if someone is “precise,” which means paying attention to detail. So, "precise" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "meticulous": “uncoordinated” means not organized or clumsy; “synchronized” means in or on time with something; “severed” means cut off; and “disastrous” means unfortunate or terrible.
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DIABOLICAL
Evil
Good
Absolve
Humorous
Kind
"Diabolical" means evil, so "evil" is the correct answer. To help you, "absolve" means free someone from blame or guilt, and "humorous" means very funny.
Loyal
Faithful
Disloyal
Large
Annual
Weak
Loyal means faithful.
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PERSNICKETY
fussy
sneaky
messy
personal
rickets
"Persnickety" means fussy or a desire to have things precisely as you wish.
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ACTIVE
Lively
Fragile
Lonely
Jealous
Dreary
The word “active” means lively and full of energy, so "lively" is the correct answer. To provide further help, “fragile” means easily broken; “lonely” means feeling sad about being alone; “jealous” means wanting what someone else has, and "dreary" means dull and causing one to feel sad.