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Example Question #1541 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AWKWARDLY
Wisely
Awfully
Worldly
Weirdly
Awesome
Weirdly
"Awkwardly" and "weirdly" are adverbs which describe an odd manner of acting. The other answer choices do not share this meaning. "Worldly" describes a wise and experienced person.
Example Question #1542 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERILOUSLY
Seductively
Savagely
Joyfully
Dangerously
Unhappily
Dangerously
"Peril" means danger, so something done in a perilous manner is done in a dangerous manner. "Seductive" means attractive, and "savage" means wild. "Unhappily" and "joyfully" are antonyms.
Example Question #1543 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LONGINGLY
Quizzically
Habitually
Sporadically
Nostalgically
Curiously
Nostalgically
To be "nostalgic" is to feel longing for a person, place, or past time. "Habitually" means regularly and is an antonym for "sporadically," or irregularly. "Quizzical" means questioning or inquiring. "Curiously" means eagerly, inquisitively, or strangely.
Example Question #1544 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORTUOUSLY
Heroically
Smilingly
Painfully
Windingly
Excruciatingly
Windingly
"Tortuous" and "winding" are synonyms; both mean full of twists and turns. "Painful" and "excruciating" are both good synonyms for "torturous," which is easy to confuse with tortuous. "Smilingly" means done in a glad manner. "Heroically" means in a heroic or brave manner.
Example Question #1545 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DRABLY
Dully
Greenly
Cheerily
Brightly
Pessimistically
Dully
"Drab" means dull or colorless and is an antonym of "bright." "Cheery" means optimistic or happy and is an antonym of "pessimistic." Because "green" is a specific color, it's obviously not a good fit for a word that means "colorless."
Example Question #1546 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERATIVELY
Royally
Gigantically
Minutely
Lovingly
Importantly
Importantly
Something "imperative" is very important or essential. Something "minute" is tiny; something "gigantic" is huge. "Royal" and "imperious" are both words related to ruling, so it would be easy to confuse "imperious" (commanding, arrogant) with imperative. "Lovingly" and "tenderly" are synonyms.
Example Question #1547 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRODUCTIVELY
Concurrently
Fruitfully
Finally
Passively
Perilously
Fruitfully
To be "productive" is to be fruitful or bear many results. "Concurrent" means happening at the same time as another event; "final" means coming at the end. "Passively" and "actively" are antonyms. "Perilously" (dangerously) and "safely" are also antonyms.
Example Question #1548 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARROGANTLY
Tidily
Triumphantly
Bravely
Haughtily
Hastily
Haughtily
Someone "arrogant" is haughty, stuck up, or conceited. Something "hasty" is hurried, something "tidy" is neat and orderly, and something "triumphant" is victorious. "Brave" is a good synonym for "courageous."
Example Question #1549 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MYSTERIOUSLY
Wittily
Enigmatically
Cleverly
Hauntingly
Glumly
Enigmatically
Another name for a "mystery" is an enigma. While "mysteries" may be "haunting" (emotional or eerie), the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Cleverly" and "wittily" are synonyms. "Glum" means dejected or gloomy.
Example Question #471 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHODDILY
Gloomily
Impoverished
Childishly
Dingily
Cheaply
Cheaply
"Shoddy" work is work that is cheaply or poorly made. "Dingy" means gloomy and dark. "Childish" and "mature" are near antonyms, as are "wealthy" and "impoverished."
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