SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, and Location
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Example Question #1418 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLAILING
Grinning hungrily
Shouting angrily
Waving wildly
Peeking slyly
Smiling broadly
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 #1419 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GALLOPING
Racing
Declaiming
Hesitating
Dawdling
Exclaiming
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 #1420 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DARTING
Obscuring
Exclamatory
Unnerving
Exclaiming
Dashing
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 #609 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWAGGERING
Sedate
Selfish
Strutting
Scolding
Vicious
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 #610 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TWISTY
Yellowed
Tortuous
Edible
Infuriating
Very painful
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 #1421 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINDING
Mechanical
Circuitous
Electrical
Direct
Automatic
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 #1422 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DASHING
Gruesome
Ambling
Northern
Bolting
Hideous
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 #1423 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAWDLING
Curvaceous
Efficient
Lingering
Efficacious
Adverbial
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 #1424 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENDEMIC
Contagious
Urban
Rural
Native
Judicious
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 #1425 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIQUATED
Harmonious
Brainy
Old-fashioned
Witty
Novel
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).
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