All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1541 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AWKWARDLY
Awesome
Worldly
Weirdly
Wisely
Awfully
Weirdly
"Awkwardly" and "weirdly" are adverbs which describe an odd manner of acting. The other answer choices do not share this meaning. "Worldly" describes a wise and experienced person.
Example Question #1542 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERILOUSLY
Seductively
Unhappily
Dangerously
Savagely
Joyfully
Dangerously
"Peril" means danger, so something done in a perilous manner is done in a dangerous manner. "Seductive" means attractive, and "savage" means wild. "Unhappily" and "joyfully" are antonyms.
Example Question #1543 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LONGINGLY
Habitually
Quizzically
Curiously
Sporadically
Nostalgically
Nostalgically
To be "nostalgic" is to feel longing for a person, place, or past time. "Habitually" means regularly and is an antonym for "sporadically," or irregularly. "Quizzical" means questioning or inquiring. "Curiously" means eagerly, inquisitively, or strangely.
Example Question #1544 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORTUOUSLY
Painfully
Windingly
Heroically
Excruciatingly
Smilingly
Windingly
"Tortuous" and "winding" are synonyms; both mean full of twists and turns. "Painful" and "excruciating" are both good synonyms for "torturous," which is easy to confuse with tortuous. "Smilingly" means done in a glad manner. "Heroically" means in a heroic or brave manner.
Example Question #1545 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DRABLY
Cheerily
Brightly
Dully
Greenly
Pessimistically
Dully
"Drab" means dull or colorless and is an antonym of "bright." "Cheery" means optimistic or happy and is an antonym of "pessimistic." Because "green" is a specific color, it's obviously not a good fit for a word that means "colorless."
Example Question #1546 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERATIVELY
Lovingly
Gigantically
Minutely
Importantly
Royally
Importantly
Something "imperative" is very important or essential. Something "minute" is tiny; something "gigantic" is huge. "Royal" and "imperious" are both words related to ruling, so it would be easy to confuse "imperious" (commanding, arrogant) with imperative. "Lovingly" and "tenderly" are synonyms.
Example Question #1547 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRODUCTIVELY
Fruitfully
Passively
Perilously
Concurrently
Finally
Fruitfully
To be "productive" is to be fruitful or bear many results. "Concurrent" means happening at the same time as another event; "final" means coming at the end. "Passively" and "actively" are antonyms. "Perilously" (dangerously) and "safely" are also antonyms.
Example Question #1548 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARROGANTLY
Tidily
Bravely
Triumphantly
Haughtily
Hastily
Haughtily
Someone "arrogant" is haughty, stuck up, or conceited. Something "hasty" is hurried, something "tidy" is neat and orderly, and something "triumphant" is victorious. "Brave" is a good synonym for "courageous."
Example Question #1549 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MYSTERIOUSLY
Wittily
Glumly
Enigmatically
Cleverly
Hauntingly
Enigmatically
Another name for a "mystery" is an enigma. While "mysteries" may be "haunting" (emotional or eerie), the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Cleverly" and "wittily" are synonyms. "Glum" means dejected or gloomy.
Example Question #471 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHODDILY
Impoverished
Dingily
Cheaply
Gloomily
Childishly
Cheaply
"Shoddy" work is work that is cheaply or poorly made. "Dingy" means gloomy and dark. "Childish" and "mature" are near antonyms, as are "wealthy" and "impoverished."
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