All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2191 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Rural
Mountainous
Suburban
Arid
Countryside
Urban
Countryside
"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.
Example Question #1391 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Ordinary
Common
Frequently
Extraordinary
Significant
Hasty
Common
"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.
Example Question #1392 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Distant
Faraway
Close
Lengthy
Central
Prevalent
Faraway
"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.
Example Question #1201 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Peculiar
Depressed
Ordinary
Confident
Professional
Unusual
Unusual
"Peculiar" means strange.
Example Question #1393 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDIGENOUS
Menacing
Foreign
Unkind
Friendly
Native
Native
"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.
Example Question #1394 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXILED
Outlined
Deplored
Banished
Dead
Welcomed
Banished
If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.
Example Question #1395 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RANDOM
Abundant
Flimsy
Orderly
Erratic
Rash
Erratic
"Random" means occuring in no regular sequence or order, so "erratic," which means unpredictable, is the correct answer. "Orderly" is an antonym of "random" and"erratic"; it means arranged in a neat and tidy manner. "Flimsy" means weak and easily damaged. "Rash" means careless or done without much thought. "Abundant" means plentiful.
Example Question #1396 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STARK
Garish
Open
Desolate
Fertile
Brash
Desolate
"Stark" means bare, desolate or basic, so "desolate" is the correct answer. For clarification, "fertile" means producing life, "garish" means tasteless, "brash" means bold, and "open" means unblocked or uncovered.
Example Question #1397 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ITINERANT
Prohibit
Permit
Sanction
Rout
Wandering
Wandering
Someone who is "itinerant" does not have a permanent home and wanders from place to place, so "wandering" is the correct answer. For clarification, a "rout" is a heavy defeat. "Sanction" and "permit" are synonyms that each mean allow; each is an antonym of "prohibit," which means forbid.
Example Question #1398 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LUSH
Objective
Profane
Verdant
Subjective
Explicit
Verdant
"Lush" means abundant or luxuriant and often refers to plants or foliage, so it is most similar in meaning to "verdant," which means either of the color of grass or covered in green vegetation. For clarification, "profane" means rude and disrespectful or having to do with worldly things instead of spiritual things, "explicit" means clear and unambiguous, "subjective" means biased or based on personal opinion, and "objective" means not subject to personal opinion.
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