SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal
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Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DARTING
Exclamatory
Dashing
Exclaiming
Obscuring
Unnerving
Dashing
Both "darting" and "dashing" describe quick, sudden movements, so they are the closest synonyms. To "obscure" is to hide or conceal, and to "exclaim" is to cry out. "Exclamatory" means in the manner of an exclamation. "Unnerving" means discouraging or unsettling.
Example Question #2221 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWAGGERING
Strutting
Sedate
Selfish
Scolding
Vicious
Strutting
"Swaggering" and "strutting" both describe a type of walk full of confidence and arrogance. "Selfish" means the opposite of selfless, and "vicious" means violent or cruel. "Sedate" means calm and quiet. To "scold" is to reprimand or chastise.
Example Question #2222 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TWISTY
Infuriating
Edible
Tortuous
Very painful
Yellowed
Tortuous
"Tortuous" and "twisty" both mean winding, full of twists and turns. "Edible" means able to be eaten, "infuriating" means maddening, and "yellowed" means turned yellow (usually because of age). "Painful" is a near synonym for torturous, the word used to describe torture, but that is a different word from tortuous.
Example Question #2223 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINDING
Automatic
Mechanical
Electrical
Direct
Circuitous
Circuitous
A "circuitous" path is one that weaves and winds; it is indirect. While circuits sometimes are electrical, the two adjectives are not synonymous. "Mechanical" and "automatic" can be synonyms.
Example Question #57 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DASHING
Ambling
Northern
Hideous
Gruesome
Bolting
Bolting
To "dash" is to bolt or rush rapidly. To "amble" is to stroll or walk in a leisurely way. "Dashing" can also mean stylish and attractive, antonyms of "hideous" and "gruesome." "Northern" describes a cardinal direction.
Example Question #58 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAWDLING
Adverbial
Efficacious
Efficient
Lingering
Curvaceous
Lingering
To "dawdle" or "linger" is to delay or waste time over something. "Efficacious" and "efficient" are synonyms that are both opposites of "dawdling" and "lingering." "Adverbial" describes adverbs (a part of speech). "Curvaceous" means shapely and curved and is usually used to describe women's bodies.
Example Question #59 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENDEMIC
Urban
Contagious
Judicious
Native
Rural
Native
Something that is "endemic" to an area is native to that area; it originates from that area. "Contagious" is a medical word meaning infectious. "Rural" describes the countryside and is an antonym of "urban." Someone "judicious" shows good judgment.
Example Question #60 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIQUATED
Brainy
Old-fashioned
Harmonious
Novel
Witty
Old-fashioned
"Antiquated" means old-fashioned or outdated. "Novel" means new or unique. "Brainy" means intelligent, and "witty" similarly means clever. "Harmonious" means either peaceful (amicable) or producing a pleasant sound (melodious).
Example Question #1421 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTERNAL
Equable
Peripheral
Imperative
Internal
Central
Peripheral
"External" means "peripheral," on the edges. It is an antonym of "internal" and "central." "Imperative" means essential or very important. "Equable" means calm, cool, and collected.
Example Question #1422 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HASTY
Dynamic
Unvarying
Hurried
Pliant
Rigid
Hurried
"Hasty" and "hurried" both mean rushed or too quick. "Unvarying," or "unchanging," is an antonym of "dynamic." "Rigid" means stiff or inflexible and is an antonym of "pliant," or "flexible."
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