All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Industrious
Pressing
Affected
Depraved
Hard-working
Ulterior
Hard-working
"Industrious" means hard-working.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Moody
Dark
Desperate
Generous
Emotional
Friendly
Emotional
"Moody" means emotionally variable.
Example Question #442 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
FRUGAL
Wasteful
Money
Thrifty
Rich
Gentle
Thrifty
"Frugal" means thrifty. A person who is frugal is careful with how they spend their money.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MEEK
Vibrant
Vigorous
Effective
Timid
Powerful
Timid
“Meek” means mild, cowed or shy, so the correct answer is “timid,” which means shy. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms that mean powerful, lively or energetic.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFT
Skillful
Pompous
Assuming
Daft
Useless
Skillful
Someone who is “deft” is quick and skillful. For clarification, "pompous" means arrogant and self-important, and "daft" means silly or foolish.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POMPOUS
Whimsical
Timid
Meek
Quiet
Arrogant
Arrogant
Someone who is “pompous” is arrogant and self-important. For clarification, "meek" means mild-mannered and cowardly, "timid" means shy, and "whimsical" means quirky or silly.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ZEALOUS
Passionate
Unworthy
Unkind
Underwhelming
Apathetic
Passionate
To be "zealous" about something means to be passionate. For clarification, apathetic means not caring.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Casual
Thrifty
Careless
Hasty
Slapdash
Thrifty
"Frugal" means to be careful with money, to be practical. As such it is closest in meaning to "thrifty," which means economical with money. For clarification, the other four answer choices are loosely synonyms of one another and careless is a good antonym of frugal.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOVIAL
Jolly
Just
Tiny
Giant
Gaunt
Jolly
Someone who is "jovial" is friendly and jolly. For clarification, something that is "just" is fair; gaunt means skeletal and unhealthily skinny.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOCULAR
Mitigate
Susceptible
Unfair
Keen
Humorous
Humorous
To be "jocular" means to be humorous. For clarification, "mitigate" means lessen, alleviate; "keen" means eager; "susceptible" means vulnerable.
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