All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Industrious
Depraved
Ulterior
Hard-working
Affected
Pressing
Hard-working
"Industrious" means hard-working.
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Moody
Emotional
Friendly
Desperate
Generous
Dark
Emotional
"Moody" means emotionally variable.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
FRUGAL
Rich
Money
Wasteful
Thrifty
Gentle
Thrifty
"Frugal" means thrifty. A person who is frugal is careful with how they spend their money.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MEEK
Effective
Powerful
Vigorous
Timid
Vibrant
Timid
“Meek” means mild, cowed or shy, so the correct answer is “timid,” which means shy. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms that mean powerful, lively or energetic.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFT
Assuming
Skillful
Pompous
Useless
Daft
Skillful
Someone who is “deft” is quick and skillful. For clarification, "pompous" means arrogant and self-important, and "daft" means silly or foolish.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POMPOUS
Meek
Arrogant
Timid
Quiet
Whimsical
Arrogant
Someone who is “pompous” is arrogant and self-important. For clarification, "meek" means mild-mannered and cowardly, "timid" means shy, and "whimsical" means quirky or silly.
Example Question #154 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ZEALOUS
Apathetic
Underwhelming
Unworthy
Passionate
Unkind
Passionate
To be "zealous" about something means to be passionate. For clarification, apathetic means not caring.
Example Question #155 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Careless
Casual
Slapdash
Hasty
Thrifty
Thrifty
"Frugal" means to be careful with money, to be practical. As such it is closest in meaning to "thrifty," which means economical with money. For clarification, the other four answer choices are loosely synonyms of one another and careless is a good antonym of frugal.
Example Question #156 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOVIAL
Giant
Jolly
Gaunt
Tiny
Just
Jolly
Someone who is "jovial" is friendly and jolly. For clarification, something that is "just" is fair; gaunt means skeletal and unhealthily skinny.
Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOCULAR
Susceptible
Keen
Mitigate
Unfair
Humorous
Humorous
To be "jocular" means to be humorous. For clarification, "mitigate" means lessen, alleviate; "keen" means eager; "susceptible" means vulnerable.
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