Synonyms: Adverbs

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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adverbs

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1

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

DASHINGLY

Stylishly

Unattractively

Patronizingly

Condescendingly

Clumsily

Explanation

"Dashing" means lively, spirited, stylish, or attractive. It is a near antonym of "unattractive." "Clumsy" means awkward or uncoordinated. To "patronize" someone is to treat him or her condescendingly or look down on him or her.

2

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

ELABORATELY

Complexly

Daringly

Quantitatively

Numerically

Algebraically

Explanation

Something "elaborate" is complex or complicated. "Daringly" means boldly. "Algebraically," "numerically," and "quantitatively" are all math terms.

3

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

DELIBERATELY

Intentionally

Swimmingly

Hurtfully

Monetarily

Riskily

Explanation

A "deliberate: action is an intentional or planned one. If something is going "swimmingly," it is going very well. Something "hurtful" causes hurt or harm, and something "risky" carries the possibility of danger. "Monetarily" describes something related to money.

4

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

PERILOUSLY

Dangerously

Seductively

Unhappily

Joyfully

Savagely

Explanation

"Peril" means danger, so something done in a perilous manner is done in a dangerous manner. "Seductive" means attractive, and "savage" means wild. "Unhappily" and "joyfully" are antonyms.

5

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

LIVIDLY

Furiously

Adventurously

Quietly

Rapidly

Cautiously

Explanation

To be "livid" is to be furious or enraged. "Quiet" and "noisy" are antonyms, as are "adventurous" and "cautious." "Rapid" means quick or fast.

6

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

PLENTIFULLY

Abundantly

Repentantly

Painfully

Punishingly

Overly

Explanation

"Plentiful" and "abundant" both mean existing in large quantities. "Repentant" means feeling regret, remorse, and sorrow. "Overly" and "insufficiently" are antonyms, as are "painfully" and "pleasurably." "Punishingly" means in a punishing or taxing manner.

7

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

URGENTLY

Pressingly

Tenderly

Vocationally

Dangerously

Frighteningly

Explanation

If something is "urgent," it demands immediate or pressing attention. "Frightening" means scary, "dangerous" means risky, and "tender" means gentle. "Vocational" means relating to a job or occupation.

8

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

GRIEVOUSLY

Seriously

Ruddily

Outrageously

Startlingly

Uncommonly

Explanation

"Grievously" means seriously, as in, "he was grievously wounded by the wild boar." "Ruddy" means red, "outrageous" means shockingly bad, and "startling" means surprising. "Uncommonly" and "unusually" are synonyms, but "uncommonly" can also mean remarkably.

9

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

FURTIVELY

Secretively

Keenly

Hardly

Reassuringly

Seriously

Explanation

"Furtive" means sly, shift, or secretive. Something "reassuring" is designed to remove doubts and fears. "Hardly" is a synonym for barely, and "keenly" is a synonym for sharply, acutely, or piercingly. "Seriously" means solemnly or gravely.

10

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

HASTILY

Hurriedly

Mostly

Entirely

Longingly

Sloppily

Explanation

"Hasty" means too quick, urgent, rushed, or hurried. "Sloppy" and "careless" and "haphazard" are all synonyms, and "entirely" and "wholly" are synonyms. "Mostly" and "mainly" are also synonyms. "Longing" means yearning for or craving a person, place, or thing.

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