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Example Question #1221 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HESITANT
Dormant
Desirable
Uncertain
Sacred
Forbidden
Uncertain
The adjective "hesitant" means uncertain, reluctant to do something, unsure and unwilling to act. Additionally, "sacred" means holy, of religious importance to someone; "dormant" means at rest, inactive, asleep; "desirable" means wanted, able to be desired; "forbidden" means prohibited, not allowed, against the rules.
Example Question #1222 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRAUMATIC
Motivating
Irritating
Upsetting
Supreme
Jovial
Upsetting
The adjective "traumatic" means distressing, upsetting, causing someone to feel long lasting pain and suffering. Additionally, "motivating" means inspiring, causing someone to want to do something; "irritating" means annoying; "jovial" means cheerful, good-natured; "supreme" means ultimate, best, the greatest.
Example Question #1223 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEGIAC
Excitable
Austere
Important
Sorrowful
Joyful
Sorrowful
"Elegiac" means funereal.
"Important" means valuable, influential, relevant.
"Austere" means rigid, somber or grim.
"Joyful" means feeling happiness or euphoria, being lighthearted.
"Excitable" means easily upset, high-strung or passionate.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVE
avoiding the company of others
wise
coiled
suspicious
extroverted
avoiding the company of others
Reclusive means to avoid the company of others.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PASSIVE
vocal
dominant
insightful
filled with holes
submissive
submissive
Passive means submissive.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
vocal
light
quick
reserved
invisible
reserved
Aloof means someone is reserved.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
A synonym of “dour” is __________.
persuasive
cheerful
belligerent
unnoticed
grim
grim
“Dour” is an adjective that means “relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “severe,” “stern,” or “gloomy.” That means that “cheerful” cannot be the correct answer, because “cheerful” is an adjective that can mean either “noticeably happy and optimistic” or “causing happiness by its nature or appearance,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “dour.” “Grim,” however, is an adjective that can mean “ unrelentingly harsh; merciless or severe,” and because “grim” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “dour,” “grim” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
A synonym of “haughty” is __________.
humble
proud
serendipitous
plaintive
neurotic
proud
“Haughty” is an adjective that means “arrogantly superior and disdainful.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “disdainful.” That means that “humble” cannot be the correct answer, because “humble” is an adjective that means “having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “haughty.” “Proud,” however, is an adjective that can mean “having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s importance,” and because “proud” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “haughty,” “proud” is the correct answer.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the words that are most similar in meaning.
Furtive
Receding
Memorable
Stealthy
Symbolic
Refurbished
Stealthy
"Furtive" means stealthy, sly, or shifty.
Example Question #443 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with a meaning most similar to the word in question.
Altruistic
Traditional
Twisted
Selfless
Oblong
Changing
Selfless
"Altruistic" means being unselfishly concerned with the well-being of others.
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