SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, and Location

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Example Questions

Example Question #1384 : Synonyms

Synonyms

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

DESOLATE

Possible Answers:

deserted

crowded

gloomy

saddened

dispersed

Correct answer:

deserted

Explanation:

Desolate means deserted.

Example Question #1193 : Identifying Synonyms

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ISOLATED

Possible Answers:

solitary

mellow

overheated

cramped

well-mannered

Correct answer:

solitary

Explanation:

Isolated means alone or solitary.

Example Question #1385 : Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Rural

Possible Answers:

Urban

Suburban

Arid

Mountainous

Countryside

Correct answer:

Countryside

Explanation:

"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.

Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Ordinary

Possible Answers:

Common

Significant

Extraordinary

Hasty

Frequently

Correct answer:

Common

Explanation:

"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Distant

Possible Answers:

Close

Lengthy

Prevalent

Faraway

Central

Correct answer:

Faraway

Explanation:

"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.

Example Question #1201 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Peculiar

Possible Answers:

Depressed

Ordinary

Confident

Professional

Unusual

Correct answer:

Unusual

Explanation:

"Peculiar" means strange.

Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

INDIGENOUS

Possible Answers:

Friendly 

Foreign 

Unkind 

Native 

Menacing 

Correct answer:

Native 

Explanation:

"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.

Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location

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

EXILED

Possible Answers:

Deplored 

Banished 

Outlined 

Dead 

Welcomed 

Correct answer:

Banished 

Explanation:

If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.

Example Question #25 : 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.

RANDOM

Possible Answers:

Flimsy

Erratic

Rash

Abundant

Orderly

Correct answer:

Erratic

Explanation:

"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 #26 : 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.

 

STARK

Possible Answers:

Fertile 

Open 

Garish 

Brash 

Desolate 

Correct answer:

Desolate 

Explanation:

"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.

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