SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #1231 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINDING
Electrical
Mechanical
Direct
Circuitous
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 #1232 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DASHING
Hideous
Ambling
Bolting
Gruesome
Northern
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 #1233 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAWDLING
Efficient
Adverbial
Lingering
Efficacious
Curvaceous
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 #1234 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENDEMIC
Judicious
Native
Rural
Urban
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 #1235 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIQUATED
Harmonious
Witty
Old-fashioned
Novel
Brainy
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"Antiquated" means old-fashioned or outdated.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 #1236 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTERNAL
Imperative
Central
Peripheral
Internal
Equable
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 #1237 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HASTY
Pliant
Hurried
Rigid
Unvarying
Dynamic
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."
Example Question #1238 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LURCHING
Shouting
Staggering
Gliding
Perilous
Introductory
Staggering
To "lurch" is to stagger or to make unsteady, uncontrolled movements. "Lurching" is a near antonym to gliding, which means sliding or floating along smoothly. "Introductory" is the adjective form of introduction, and "perilous" means dangerous.
Example Question #1239 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPHERAL
On the outskirts
Misunderstood
Central
Comprehensive
Optical
On the outskirts
"Peripheral" describes the outer edges or boundaries of something. This is an antonym for "central," which means at the middle of something. "Optical" is a word describing vision or the eyes, and while peripheral vision is a type of vision, peripheral itself does not specifically refer to vision. "Misunderstood" and "comprehensive" are opposite concepts.
Example Question #1240 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMENADED
Strolled
Precise
Aimed
Haphazard
Marching
Strolled
To "promenade" is to stroll or take a leisurely walk. "Promenading" is a more aimless activity than "aiming" or "marching," both of which are direct movements. "Imprecise" and "haphazard" are synonyms.
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