SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs
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Example Question #1221 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOLTING
Calculating
Darting
Scheming
Sluggish
Stifling
Darting
"Bolting" and "darting" both describe sudden swift movements. "Sluggish" means slow and inactive. "Stifling" can mean either very hot or very oppressive and controlling, depending on the context. "Calculating" and "scheming" are synonyms.
Example Question #1222 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLIDING
Crawling
Leaping
Embracing
Longing
Sliding
Sliding
To "glide" is to slide or move smoothly. "Longing" means nostalgic or wistful. To "leap" is to jump, and to "crawl" is to move forward haltingly on hands and knees. "Embracing" means hugging, holding, or accepting.
Example Question #1221 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBLING
Darting
Violent
Humble
Strolling
Amiable
Strolling
To "amble" is to walk or stroll in a leisurely manner. To "dart" is to move quickly and suddenly. "Violent" means brutal or vicious, "amiable" means friendly or pleasant, and "humble" means modest.
Example Question #1221 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUIRMING
Highlighted
Variegated
Tortured
Wriggling
Buzzing
Wriggling
To 'squirm" is to wriggle or writhe. To "buzz" is to make a vibrating or humming sound. "Variegated" means having patches or spots of different colors. "Highlighted" means emphasized or underscored.
Example Question #1222 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SLOUCHED
Dawdling
Hurried
Slumped
Wistful
Upright
Slumped
To "slouch" is to slump or adopt a drooping posture, and "upright" is a good antonym for "slouched." "Hurried" and "hasty" are synonyms. "Dawdling" and "lingering" are synonyms. "Longing" and "wistful" are synonyms.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLAILING
Shouting angrily
Peeking slyly
Grinning hungrily
Smiling broadly
Waving wildly
Waving wildly
To "flail" is to wave or thrash around wildly. To "smile" and to "grin" are near synonyms. To "shout" and to "scream" are near synonyms as well. To "peek" is to glance quickly or stealthily.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GALLOPING
Exclaiming
Hesitating
Racing
Declaiming
Dawdling
Racing
A "gallop" is the fastest gait at which a horse can run, so "racing" is the best synonym for "galloping." To "hesitate" is to pause, to "exclaim" is to cry out, and to "declaim" is to deliver a speech. "Dawdling" and "lingering" are synonyms.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DARTING
Exclamatory
Dashing
Exclaiming
Obscuring
Unnerving
Dashing
Both "darting" and "dashing" describe quick, sudden movements, so they are the closest synonyms. To "obscure" is to hide or conceal, and to "exclaim" is to cry out. "Exclamatory" means in the manner of an exclamation. "Unnerving" means discouraging or unsettling.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
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 #55 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TWISTY
Yellowed
Infuriating
Edible
Very painful
Tortuous
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.
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