All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Industrious
Pressing
Affected
Depraved
Hard-working
Ulterior
Hard-working
"Industrious" means hard-working.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Moody
Dark
Emotional
Friendly
Desperate
Generous
Emotional
"Moody" means emotionally variable.
Example Question #442 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
FRUGAL
Wasteful
Money
Thrifty
Rich
Gentle
Thrifty
"Frugal" means thrifty. A person who is frugal is careful with how they spend their money.
Example Question #441 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MEEK
Effective
Powerful
Vigorous
Vibrant
Timid
Timid
“Meek” means mild, cowed or shy, so the correct answer is “timid,” which means shy. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms that mean powerful, lively or energetic.
Example Question #442 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFT
Skillful
Pompous
Assuming
Daft
Useless
Skillful
Someone who is “deft” is quick and skillful. For clarification, "pompous" means arrogant and self-important, and "daft" means silly or foolish.
Example Question #1231 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POMPOUS
Whimsical
Arrogant
Quiet
Meek
Timid
Arrogant
Someone who is “pompous” is arrogant and self-important. For clarification, "meek" means mild-mannered and cowardly, "timid" means shy, and "whimsical" means quirky or silly.
Example Question #431 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ZEALOUS
Underwhelming
Apathetic
Passionate
Unkind
Unworthy
Passionate
To be "zealous" about something means to be passionate. For clarification, apathetic means not caring.
Example Question #432 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Slapdash
Casual
Hasty
Careless
Thrifty
Thrifty
"Frugal" means to be careful with money, to be practical. As such it is closest in meaning to "thrifty," which means economical with money. For clarification, the other four answer choices are loosely synonyms of one another and careless is a good antonym of frugal.
Example Question #433 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOVIAL
Gaunt
Jolly
Giant
Tiny
Just
Jolly
Someone who is "jovial" is friendly and jolly. For clarification, something that is "just" is fair; gaunt means skeletal and unhealthily skinny.
Example Question #434 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOCULAR
Unfair
Susceptible
Mitigate
Humorous
Keen
Humorous
To be "jocular" means to be humorous. For clarification, "mitigate" means lessen, alleviate; "keen" means eager; "susceptible" means vulnerable.
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