SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #667 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BENIGN

Possible Answers:

Greasy

Devious

Malignant

Cruel

Mild

Correct answer:

Mild

Explanation:

"Benign" means "mild," kindly, or not cancerous when describing a medical condition.

"Devious" means sly, sneaky, deceitful.

"Greasy" means slippery, oily, or fatty.

"Malignant" means diseased, deadly, fatal or cancerous when describing a medical condition.

"Cruel" means intentionally unkind and taking please from that unkindness; callousness towards causing others pain.

Example Question #668 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

NEFARIOUS

Possible Answers:

Defiant

Periodic

Horrible

Amphibious

Ambiguous

Correct answer:

Horrible

Explanation:

"Nefarious" means "horrible," sinful or bad.

"Ambiguous" means unclear, having more than one meaning, enigmatic.

"Defiant" means resistant, disobedient, aggressive.

"Periodic" means occurring periodically or after a certain period of time, occurring at fixed intervals.

"Amphibious" means occurring in water, aquatic. For example, amphibious creatures are creatures that live in water.

Example Question #1471 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AKIN

Possible Answers:

Persistent 

Related 

Smooth

Violent 

Uncertain 

Correct answer:

Related 

Explanation:

The correct answer is "related."

"Akin" is an adjective that simply means related by blood or of similar character.

Example Question #670 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OVERT 

Possible Answers:

Animated 

Hidden 

Private 

Noisy 

Undisguised 

Correct answer:

Undisguised 

Explanation:

The correct answer is "undisguised."

"Overt" is an adjective that means done or shown openly, making undisguised the correct answer choice

Example Question #671 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DEJECTED 

Possible Answers:

Misled

Joyful

Elated

Isolated

Dispirited

Correct answer:

Dispirited

Explanation:

The correct answer is "dispirited." 

"Dejected" is an adjective that means sad and depressed. "Dispirited" is a synonym of "dejected."

Example Question #672 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

NOXIOUS

Possible Answers:

Arid

Biting

Harmful

Beneficial

Advantageous

Correct answer:

Harmful

Explanation:

The correct answer is "harmful."

"Noxious" is an adjective that is defined as harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Example Question #673 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PORTENTOUS

Possible Answers:

Juvenile

Repugnant 

Boring

Foreboding

Inviting

Correct answer:

Foreboding

Explanation:

"Portentous" means foreboding or ominous.

"Juvenile" means immature or childish.

"Repugnant" means repulsive or detestable.

"Inviting" means desirable, appealing or attractive.

"Boring" means uninteresting or droll.

Example Question #674 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PEDANTIC

Possible Answers:

Voluble 

Temporary 

Unkind 

Transient

Dull 

Correct answer:

Dull 

Explanation:

"Pedantic" means dull or focused on the mundane, so "dull" is the correct answer. For clarification, "temporary" means not expected to last long, "transient" means fleeting or passing, and "voluble" means talking fluently.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs

A synonym of "plumb" is . . .

Possible Answers:

bilk

horizontal

vex

fruit

utterly

Correct answer:

utterly

Explanation:

"Plumb" is an adverb that means "exactly" when used informally, we need to pick out a word which means something like "exactly." While "fruit" may look like an appealing answer because "plumb" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "plum," a kind of fruit, "plumb" and "plum" mean completely different things, so "fruit" cannot be the correct answer. Since "utterly" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "plumb," "utterly" is the correct answer.

Example Question #693 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

GINGERLY

Possible Answers:

Fastening 

Hastily

Gingery

Cautiously

Reddening

Correct answer:

Cautiously

Explanation:

If you do something “gingerly,” you do it cautiously or carefully. Do not confuse it with, "gingery," which means related to the spice ginger. To clarify the other terms, “reddening” means turning red, such as when blushing; a “fastening” is something you use to affix things together; “hastily” means hurriedly or quickly.

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