SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal
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Example Question #574 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Rural
Countryside
Arid
Suburban
Mountainous
Urban
Countryside
"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.
Example Question #575 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Ordinary
Extraordinary
Common
Hasty
Frequently
Significant
Common
"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.
Example Question #576 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Distant
Central
Prevalent
Close
Faraway
Lengthy
Faraway
"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.
Example Question #581 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Peculiar
Ordinary
Confident
Unusual
Professional
Depressed
Unusual
"Peculiar" means strange.
Example Question #2191 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDIGENOUS
Unkind
Native
Menacing
Friendly
Foreign
Native
"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.
Example Question #2192 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXILED
Welcomed
Banished
Deplored
Dead
Outlined
Banished
If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.
Example Question #2193 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RANDOM
Flimsy
Rash
Erratic
Orderly
Abundant
Erratic
"Random" means occuring in no regular sequence or order, so "erratic," which means unpredictable, is the correct answer. "Orderly" is an antonym of "random" and"erratic"; it means arranged in a neat and tidy manner. "Flimsy" means weak and easily damaged. "Rash" means careless or done without much thought. "Abundant" means plentiful.
Example Question #2194 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STARK
Brash
Garish
Desolate
Open
Fertile
Desolate
"Stark" means bare, desolate or basic, so "desolate" is the correct answer. For clarification, "fertile" means producing life, "garish" means tasteless, "brash" means bold, and "open" means unblocked or uncovered.
Example Question #2195 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ITINERANT
Rout
Wandering
Prohibit
Sanction
Permit
Wandering
Someone who is "itinerant" does not have a permanent home and wanders from place to place, so "wandering" is the correct answer. For clarification, a "rout" is a heavy defeat. "Sanction" and "permit" are synonyms that each mean allow; each is an antonym of "prohibit," which means forbid.
Example Question #2196 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LUSH
Verdant
Profane
Objective
Subjective
Explicit
Verdant
"Lush" means abundant or luxuriant and often refers to plants or foliage, so it is most similar in meaning to "verdant," which means either of the color of grass or covered in green vegetation. For clarification, "profane" means rude and disrespectful or having to do with worldly things instead of spiritual things, "explicit" means clear and unambiguous, "subjective" means biased or based on personal opinion, and "objective" means not subject to personal opinion.
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