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Example Question #1221 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HESITANT
Sacred
Desirable
Uncertain
Dormant
Forbidden
Uncertain
The adjective "hesitant" means uncertain, reluctant to do something, unsure and unwilling to act. Additionally, "sacred" means holy, of religious importance to someone; "dormant" means at rest, inactive, asleep; "desirable" means wanted, able to be desired; "forbidden" means prohibited, not allowed, against the rules.
Example Question #1222 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRAUMATIC
Irritating
Supreme
Jovial
Motivating
Upsetting
Upsetting
The adjective "traumatic" means distressing, upsetting, causing someone to feel long lasting pain and suffering. Additionally, "motivating" means inspiring, causing someone to want to do something; "irritating" means annoying; "jovial" means cheerful, good-natured; "supreme" means ultimate, best, the greatest.
Example Question #1223 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEGIAC
Austere
Excitable
Joyful
Sorrowful
Important
Sorrowful
"Elegiac" means funereal.
"Important" means valuable, influential, relevant.
"Austere" means rigid, somber or grim.
"Joyful" means feeling happiness or euphoria, being lighthearted.
"Excitable" means easily upset, high-strung or passionate.
Example Question #145 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVE
suspicious
coiled
extroverted
avoiding the company of others
wise
avoiding the company of others
Reclusive means to avoid the company of others.
Example Question #421 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PASSIVE
insightful
dominant
submissive
filled with holes
vocal
submissive
Passive means submissive.
Example Question #422 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
quick
light
vocal
invisible
reserved
reserved
Aloof means someone is reserved.
Example Question #146 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
A synonym of “dour” is __________.
belligerent
unnoticed
cheerful
persuasive
grim
grim
“Dour” is an adjective that means “relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “severe,” “stern,” or “gloomy.” That means that “cheerful” cannot be the correct answer, because “cheerful” is an adjective that can mean either “noticeably happy and optimistic” or “causing happiness by its nature or appearance,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “dour.” “Grim,” however, is an adjective that can mean “ unrelentingly harsh; merciless or severe,” and because “grim” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “dour,” “grim” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
A synonym of “haughty” is __________.
serendipitous
neurotic
humble
proud
plaintive
proud
“Haughty” is an adjective that means “arrogantly superior and disdainful.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “disdainful.” That means that “humble” cannot be the correct answer, because “humble” is an adjective that means “having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “haughty.” “Proud,” however, is an adjective that can mean “having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s importance,” and because “proud” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “haughty,” “proud” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the words that are most similar in meaning.
Furtive
Memorable
Symbolic
Stealthy
Refurbished
Receding
Stealthy
"Furtive" means stealthy, sly, or shifty.
Example Question #424 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with a meaning most similar to the word in question.
Altruistic
Oblong
Traditional
Changing
Selfless
Twisted
Selfless
"Altruistic" means being unselfishly concerned with the well-being of others.
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