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Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANT
Developed
Friendly
Moving
Green
Listless
Moving
“Poignant” means emotionally painful. It can also mean to the point or piercing. So, "moving," which can mean evoking emotion, is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “poignant”. “Developed” means matured or progressed. “Green” is the color of grass. “Friendly” means kind or welcoming. “Listless” means lacking energy.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GIDDY
Destroyed
Stable
Flighty
Young
Accelerating
Flighty
"Giddy" means excitable or frivolous. Similarly, the correct answer "flighty" means easily excited or lacking stability. The other choices do not have similar definitions: "accelerating" means speeding up; "young" means juvenile; "stable" means not often changing; and "destroyed" means spoiled, wrecked, or defeated.
Example Question #1681 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLACID
Tranquil
Gregarious
Dull
Candid
Placated
Tranquil
"Placid" is an adjective that means not easily perturbed or excited when referring to a sentient living thing; it can also mean peaceful and calm, and is often used this way to describe bodies of water. While "dull" might seem like a good potential synonym for "placid," "dull" actually means boring or not sharp, so it doesn't mean the same thing that "placid" does. "Tranquil," however, means calm, and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "placid," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1682 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NONPLUSSED
Controlled
Genial
Apathetic
Untrustworthy
Surprised
Surprised
"Nonplussed" means surprised and bewildered, so "surprised" is the correct answer.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGHAST
Cerebral
Horrified
Scornful
Jubilant
Ghostly
Horrified
If you are “aghast," you are horrified, so "horrified" is the correct answer. For clarification, "cerebral" means intelligent or brainy; "jubilant" means very happy; "scornful" means negative and insulting; and "ghostly" means spectral or like a phantom.
Example Question #1683 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Jolly
Spiritual
Fanatic
Engaged
Obese
Jolly
"Merry" is used to describe someone or something that is happy and pleasant. One might write, "His neighbors adored his merry, upbeat attitude."
Example Question #1684 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Sullen
Excessive
Wise
Jocular
Apathetic
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #29 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Corresponding
Challenging
Uninterested
Peaceful
Snobbish
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #30 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Energetic
Substantial
Distant
Charged
Disastrous
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #1685 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Joyful
Candid
Hurried
Isolated
Adopted
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
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