All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1475 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEJECTED
Isolated
Dispirited
Joyful
Misled
Elated
Dispirited
The correct answer is "dispirited."
"Dejected" is an adjective that means sad and depressed. "Dispirited" is a synonym of "dejected."
Example Question #1476 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOXIOUS
Biting
Harmful
Advantageous
Beneficial
Arid
Harmful
The correct answer is "harmful."
"Noxious" is an adjective that is defined as harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Example Question #1477 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTENTOUS
Foreboding
Inviting
Repugnant
Juvenile
Boring
Foreboding
"Portentous" means foreboding or ominous.
"Juvenile" means immature or childish.
"Repugnant" means repulsive or detestable.
"Inviting" means desirable, appealing or attractive.
"Boring" means uninteresting or droll.
Example Question #1478 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PEDANTIC
Temporary
Dull
Transient
Voluble
Unkind
Dull
"Pedantic" means dull or focused on the mundane, so "dull" is the correct answer. For clarification, "temporary" means not expected to last long, "transient" means fleeting or passing, and "voluble" means talking fluently.
Example Question #1471 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
A synonym of "plumb" is . . .
horizontal
vex
bilk
fruit
utterly
utterly
"Plumb" is an adverb that means "exactly" when used informally, we need to pick out a word which means something like "exactly." While "fruit" may look like an appealing answer because "plumb" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "plum," a kind of fruit, "plumb" and "plum" mean completely different things, so "fruit" cannot be the correct answer. Since "utterly" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "plumb," "utterly" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1472 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GINGERLY
Cautiously
Fastening
Gingery
Reddening
Hastily
Cautiously
If you do something “gingerly,” you do it cautiously or carefully. Do not confuse it with, "gingery," which means related to the spice ginger. To clarify the other terms, “reddening” means turning red, such as when blushing; a “fastening” is something you use to affix things together; “hastily” means hurriedly or quickly.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
URGENTLY
Frighteningly
Dangerously
Vocationally
Pressingly
Tenderly
Pressingly
If something is "urgent," it demands immediate or pressing attention. "Frightening" means scary, "dangerous" means risky, and "tender" means gentle. "Vocational" means relating to a job or occupation.
Example Question #401 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEGANTLY
Squeamishly
Sophisticatedly
Blindly
Tastelessly
Richly
Sophisticatedly
"Elegant" can mean graceful, stylish, or sophisticated. "Squeamish" means easily made sick or queasy. A synonym for "rich" is affluent. "Tasteless" means lacking in either flavor or good judgment.
Example Question #402 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SELFISHLY
Grandly
Abashedly
Cumulatively
Egocentrically
Selflessly
Egocentrically
To be "selfish" is to lack concern for others, to be egocentric. "Abashed" means embarrassed or ashamed. "Selfless" is the opposite of selfish. "Cumulative" means growing by accumulation. "Grand" means large and impressive.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCITEDLY
Meekly
Severally
Enthusiastically
Profusely
Patiently
Enthusiastically
"Excitedly" means enthusiastically or eagerly. "Profusely" means excessively or extravagantly. "Meekly" means mildly or timidly. "Severally" means individually or separately. "Patient" means enduring difficulty or challenges with calmness.
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