SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #2222 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWAGGERING
Selfish
Strutting
Scolding
Sedate
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 #2223 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TWISTY
Very painful
Edible
Tortuous
Yellowed
Infuriating
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 #1231 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINDING
Automatic
Circuitous
Direct
Electrical
Mechanical
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
Gruesome
Bolting
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
Efficacious
Lingering
Curvaceous
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 #1234 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENDEMIC
Rural
Native
Contagious
Judicious
Urban
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
Old-fashioned
Brainy
Witty
Novel
Harmonious
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
Peripheral
Imperative
Central
Equable
Internal
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
Hurried
Dynamic
Pliant
Unvarying
Rigid
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
Introductory
Shouting
Staggering
Perilous
Gliding
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.
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