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Example Question #2211 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOLTING
Darting
Stifling
Calculating
Sluggish
Scheming
Darting
"Bolting" and "darting" both describe sudden swift movements. "Sluggish" means slow and inactive. "Stifling" can mean either very hot or very oppressive and controlling, depending on the context. "Calculating" and "scheming" are synonyms.
Example Question #1221 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLIDING
Crawling
Leaping
Embracing
Sliding
Longing
Sliding
To "glide" is to slide or move smoothly. "Longing" means nostalgic or wistful. To "leap" is to jump, and to "crawl" is to move forward haltingly on hands and knees. "Embracing" means hugging, holding, or accepting.
Example Question #1222 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBLING
Humble
Amiable
Strolling
Violent
Darting
Strolling
To "amble" is to walk or stroll in a leisurely manner. To "dart" is to move quickly and suddenly. "Violent" means brutal or vicious, "amiable" means friendly or pleasant, and "humble" means modest.
Example Question #1223 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUIRMING
Buzzing
Tortured
Highlighted
Wriggling
Variegated
Wriggling
To 'squirm" is to wriggle or writhe. To "buzz" is to make a vibrating or humming sound. "Variegated" means having patches or spots of different colors. "Highlighted" means emphasized or underscored.
Example Question #1224 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SLOUCHED
Upright
Dawdling
Wistful
Slumped
Hurried
Slumped
To "slouch" is to slump or adopt a drooping posture, and "upright" is a good antonym for "slouched." "Hurried" and "hasty" are synonyms. "Dawdling" and "lingering" are synonyms. "Longing" and "wistful" are synonyms.
Example Question #1225 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLAILING
Shouting angrily
Peeking slyly
Smiling broadly
Grinning hungrily
Waving wildly
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 #1226 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GALLOPING
Racing
Declaiming
Exclaiming
Dawdling
Hesitating
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 #1227 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DARTING
Exclamatory
Obscuring
Exclaiming
Dashing
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 #608 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWAGGERING
Sedate
Scolding
Vicious
Selfish
Strutting
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 #609 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TWISTY
Tortuous
Infuriating
Edible
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.
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