SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, and Location
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Example Question #1184 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELDERLY
Disgraceful
Noisy
Young
Amusing
Old
Old
"Elderly" means old, so "old" is the correct answer.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HOARY
Foolish and inexperienced
Young and fit
Rich and miserable
Poor and hopeless
Old and gray
Old and gray
"Hoary" means graying with age. It can also be used generally to describe someone very old, or something overused. So, the correct answer is "old and gray."
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OBSOLETE
Nostalgic
Interesting
Banal
Superseded
Implied
Superseded
Something that is "obsolete" has been replaced by something newer and better and has been superseded. "Supersede" means to replace something less efficient, so "superseded" is the correct answer. For clarification, "implied" means suggested but not obviously stated, "banal" means not interesting, and "nostalgic" means remembering happy things that occurred in the past.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
KINETIC
Related to food
Replicate
Related to movement
Quandary
Related to family
Related to movement
"Kinetic" means related to movement. For clarification, a "quandary" is a difficult situation, and "replicate" means to copy or to reproduce.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AGILE
Dependable
Sluggish
Toxic
Honest
Nimble
Nimble
"Agile" means "nimble" or able to move quickly and easily. "Sluggish" is an antonym of "agile"; it means slow-moving. "Honest" means truthful. "Dependable" means reliable. "Toxic" means contaminated and poisonous.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCISE
Succinct
Carnivorous
Rambling
Universal
Silent
Succinct
“Concise” is an adjective that means “brief but comprehensive,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “brief but comprehensive.” That means that “rambling” cannot be the correct answer, because “rambling” means “lengthy and inconsequential” when it referrs to writing or speech, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “concise.” “Succinct,” however, is an adjective that is used especially of something written or spoken and means “briefly and clearly expressed,” and because “succinct” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “concise,” “succinct” is the correct answer.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPORADIC
Fortuitous
Dramatic
Wanton
Nomadic
Irregular
Irregular
"Sporadic" means occurring irregularly or at random, so "irregular" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "sporadic." For clarification, "fortuitous" means lucky, "nomadic" means wandering or not having a permanent home, "dramatic" means theatrical or noticeable, and "wanton" means random and pointless or promiscuous.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ARCHAIC
Curved
Reprieve
Antiquated
Din
Curved
Antiquated
“Archaic” means relating to ancient times, so something that is “archaic” is "antiquated." “Antiquated” means very old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted. It is related to the word “antique,” which refers to an old item. To clarify the other terms, a “reprieve” is a break or rest from something; a “din” is a long, continued, often harsh noise.
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONTINUOUS
perplexing
broken apart
uninterrupted
in disagreement
muddled
uninterrupted
Continuous means something is uninterrupted.
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ULTIMATE
fractured
revitalized
strained
first in a series
last in a series
last in a series
Ultimate means last in a series.
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