All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #671 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEJECTED
Isolated
Joyful
Elated
Dispirited
Misled
Dispirited
The correct answer is "dispirited."
"Dejected" is an adjective that means sad and depressed. "Dispirited" is a synonym of "dejected."
Example Question #672 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOXIOUS
Biting
Beneficial
Harmful
Advantageous
Arid
Harmful
The correct answer is "harmful."
"Noxious" is an adjective that is defined as harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Example Question #673 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTENTOUS
Repugnant
Boring
Inviting
Juvenile
Foreboding
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 #674 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PEDANTIC
Transient
Temporary
Voluble
Dull
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 #675 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of "plumb" is . . .
bilk
fruit
vex
utterly
horizontal
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 #676 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GINGERLY
Hastily
Fastening
Cautiously
Gingery
Reddening
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 #677 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
URGENTLY
Pressingly
Frighteningly
Tenderly
Vocationally
Dangerously
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 #678 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEGANTLY
Tastelessly
Richly
Blindly
Squeamishly
Sophisticatedly
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 #679 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SELFISHLY
Grandly
Selflessly
Egocentrically
Cumulatively
Abashedly
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 #680 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCITEDLY
Profusely
Enthusiastically
Patiently
Severally
Meekly
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.