All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Prosperous
Opinionted
Prompt
Implied
United
Flourishing
Flourishing
"Prosperous" means financially successful or flourishing.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Infectious
Repetitious
Helpful
Contagious
Nutritious
Knowledgable
Contagious
"Infectious" means contagious.
Example Question #601 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Booming
Sleepy
Primary
Quiet
Failing
Thriving
Thriving
"Booming" means thriving.
Example Question #602 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS
Squander
Dormant
Wonderful
Threatening
Pleasurable
Threatening
Something that is "ominous" is threatening or menacing. For clarification, "dormant" means inactive or at rest, and "squander" means to waste.
Example Question #603 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Comfortable
Penniless
Prosperous
Affluent
Wealthy
Penniless
To be "destitute" is to have nothing, to be penniless. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms of one another and antonyms of destitute and penniless.
Example Question #604 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BENIGN
Harmless
Harmful
Hopeful
Hurtful
Hopeless
Harmless
A disease that is "benign" is harmless. A situation can also be benign or harmless. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "harmless": "harmful" is an antonym of "harmless" and means causing harm; "hurtful" means causing emotional hurt; "hopeful" means optimistic; and "hopeless" means without hope.
Example Question #605 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LADEN
Baffled
Burdened
Bewildered
Juxtapose
Flummoxed
Burdened
"Laden" means heavily burdened. For clarification, "juxtapose" means to put two different things together, and the other three answer choices are all synonyms of one another and mean confused.
Example Question #606 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADVERSE
Portentous
Outlandish
Unfavorable
Unorthodox
Pretentious
Unfavorable
A situation or conditions that are "adverse" are unfavorable and undesirable. So, "unfavorable" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unorthodox" means not conforming to typical norms, "outlandish" means bizarre and extravagant, "portentous" means ominious and foreboding, and "pretentious" means arrogant.
Example Question #607 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Brave
Honest
Indigent
Amiable
Wealthy
Indigent
Someone who is "destitute" is very poor and lacking necessary possessions, so "indigent," a word which means very poor, is the correct answer. For clarification, "wealthy" means having a lot of money or rich, "amiable" means friendly, "honest" means truthful, and "brave" means courageous.
Example Question #608 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Interesting
Frightening
Frugal
Glorious
Dull
Dull
"Insipid" means dull, boring and uninspired, so "dull" is the correct answer. For clarification, "frightening" means scary, "frugal" means thrifty, "glorious" means famous or wonderful, and "interesting" means holding one's attention.
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