SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal
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Example Question #2221 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DARTING
Exclaiming
Obscuring
Dashing
Exclamatory
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 #2222 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWAGGERING
Selfish
Sedate
Strutting
Vicious
Scolding
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 #2223 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
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.
Example Question #2224 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINDING
Mechanical
Direct
Circuitous
Automatic
Electrical
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 #2225 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DASHING
Ambling
Bolting
Hideous
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 #2226 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAWDLING
Curvaceous
Efficient
Efficacious
Adverbial
Lingering
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 #2227 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENDEMIC
Urban
Native
Rural
Judicious
Contagious
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 #2228 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIQUATED
Novel
Brainy
Old-fashioned
Witty
Harmonious
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).
Example Question #2229 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTERNAL
Imperative
Equable
Central
Peripheral
Internal
Peripheral
"External" means "peripheral," on the edges. It is an antonym of "internal" and "central." "Imperative" means essential or very important. "Equable" means calm, cool, and collected.
Example Question #2230 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HASTY
Unvarying
Dynamic
Hurried
Rigid
Pliant
Hurried
"Hasty" and "hurried" both mean rushed or too quick. "Unvarying," or "unchanging," is an antonym of "dynamic." "Rigid" means stiff or inflexible and is an antonym of "pliant," or "flexible."
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