SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, and Location
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Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLAILING
Peeking slyly
Smiling broadly
Waving wildly
Shouting angrily
Grinning hungrily
Waving wildly
To "flail" is to wave or thrash around wildly. To "smile" and to "grin" are near synonyms. To "shout" and to "scream" are near synonyms as well. To "peek" is to glance quickly or stealthily.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GALLOPING
Hesitating
Exclaiming
Declaiming
Racing
Dawdling
Racing
A "gallop" is the fastest gait at which a horse can run, so "racing" is the best synonym for "galloping." To "hesitate" is to pause, to "exclaim" is to cry out, and to "declaim" is to deliver a speech. "Dawdling" and "lingering" are synonyms.
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
Dashing
Exclamatory
Unnerving
Obscuring
Exclaiming
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 #54 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWAGGERING
Vicious
Sedate
Scolding
Strutting
Selfish
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 #55 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TWISTY
Infuriating
Yellowed
Very painful
Tortuous
Edible
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 #56 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINDING
Electrical
Direct
Automatic
Circuitous
Mechanical
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
Hideous
Bolting
Ambling
Northern
Gruesome
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
Curvaceous
Lingering
Adverbial
Efficient
Efficacious
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
Rural
Judicious
Native
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
Witty
Harmonious
Old-fashioned
Novel
Brainy
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).
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