SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

FASHIONABLY

Possible Answers:

Painfully

Greedily

Selflessly

Stylishly

Silkily

Correct answer:

Stylishly

Explanation:

"Fashionable" and "stylish" both mean up to date or in vogue. "Greedily" and "selflessly" are antonyms. "Painfully" and "painlessly" are antonyms. "Silkily" means softly or smoothly.

Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

ARBITRARILY

Possible Answers:

Intelligently

Meteorologically

Vacuously

Randomly

Judgmentally

Correct answer:

Randomly

Explanation:

"Arbitrary" means chosen at random and not by a rule or system. "Intelligently" is the antonym of "vacuously," which means stupidly or vapidly. "Meteorologically" describes the study of weather.

Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

Possible Answers:

Awfully

Weirdly

Worldly

Wisely

Awesome

Correct answer:

Weirdly

Explanation:

"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 #64 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

PERILOUSLY

Possible Answers:

Seductively

Unhappily

Savagely

Dangerously

Joyfully

Correct answer:

Dangerously

Explanation:

"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 #65 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

LONGINGLY

Possible Answers:

Quizzically

Habitually

Curiously

Sporadically

Nostalgically

Correct answer:

Nostalgically

Explanation:

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 #66 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

TORTUOUSLY

Possible Answers:

Painfully

Heroically

Excruciatingly

Smilingly

Windingly

Correct answer:

Windingly

Explanation:

"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 #67 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

DRABLY

Possible Answers:

Cheerily

Dully

Pessimistically

Greenly

Brightly

Correct answer:

Dully

Explanation:

"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 #68 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

IMPERATIVELY

Possible Answers:

Lovingly

Royally

Importantly

Minutely

Gigantically

Correct answer:

Importantly

Explanation:

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 #69 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

PRODUCTIVELY

Possible Answers:

Passively

Fruitfully

Perilously

Concurrently

Finally

Correct answer:

Fruitfully

Explanation:

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 #70 : Synonyms: Adverbs

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

ARROGANTLY

Possible Answers:

Tidily

Bravely

Haughtily

Hastily

Triumphantly

Correct answer:

Haughtily

Explanation:

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."

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