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

Silkily

Stylishly

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:

Meteorologically

Judgmentally

Intelligently

Vacuously

Randomly

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:

Worldly

Awfully

Awesome

Wisely

Weirdly

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:

Dangerously

Joyfully

Unhappily

Seductively

Savagely

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:

Habitually

Nostalgically

Sporadically

Quizzically

Curiously

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:

Windingly

Painfully

Heroically

Smilingly

Excruciatingly

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:

Dully

Pessimistically

Cheerily

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

Gigantically

Royally

Importantly

Minutely

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

Perilously

Finally

Fruitfully

Concurrently

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:

Haughtily

Triumphantly

Hastily

Bravely

Tidily

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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