SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Synonyms: Suffixes from Anglo-Saxon
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LISTLESS
Lethargic
Energetic
Cheerful
Vigorous
Vivacious
"Listless" means lacking energy and enthusiasm and is therefore most similar in meaning to "lethargic." For clarification, the other four answer choice are all loosely synonyms of one another and antonyms of "listless" and "lethargic."
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
GRUESOME
Horrible
Wonderful
Average
Middling
Medicore
Something that is "gruesome" is grotesque and horrible. For clarification, mediocre, middling and average are all synonyms that mean in the middle.
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Reckless
Careless
Prudent
Destructive
Disabled
Crimson
"Reckless" means uncareful; Prudent means careful; Destructive means causing damage; Disabled means injured; and Crimson is a shade of red.