SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #1231 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WINDING
Automatic
Mechanical
Direct
Circuitous
Electrical
Circuitous
A "circuitous" path is one that weaves and winds; it is indirect. While circuits sometimes are electrical, the two adjectives are not synonymous. "Mechanical" and "automatic" can be synonyms.
Example Question #1232 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DASHING
Hideous
Northern
Bolting
Gruesome
Ambling
Bolting
To "dash" is to bolt or rush rapidly. To "amble" is to stroll or walk in a leisurely way. "Dashing" can also mean stylish and attractive, antonyms of "hideous" and "gruesome." "Northern" describes a cardinal direction.
Example Question #1233 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAWDLING
Curvaceous
Efficacious
Adverbial
Efficient
Lingering
Lingering
To "dawdle" or "linger" is to delay or waste time over something. "Efficacious" and "efficient" are synonyms that are both opposites of "dawdling" and "lingering." "Adverbial" describes adverbs (a part of speech). "Curvaceous" means shapely and curved and is usually used to describe women's bodies.
Example Question #1234 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENDEMIC
Judicious
Contagious
Native
Urban
Rural
Native
Something that is "endemic" to an area is native to that area; it originates from that area. "Contagious" is a medical word meaning infectious. "Rural" describes the countryside and is an antonym of "urban." Someone "judicious" shows good judgment.
Example Question #1235 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIQUATED
Old-fashioned
Witty
Harmonious
Brainy
Novel
Old-fashioned
"Antiquated" means old-fashioned or outdated. "Novel" means new or unique. "Brainy" means intelligent, and "witty" similarly means clever. "Harmonious" means either peaceful (amicable) or producing a pleasant sound (melodious).
Example Question #1236 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTERNAL
Imperative
Central
Internal
Equable
Peripheral
Peripheral
"External" means "peripheral," on the edges. It is an antonym of "internal" and "central." "Imperative" means essential or very important. "Equable" means calm, cool, and collected.
Example Question #1237 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HASTY
Unvarying
Dynamic
Pliant
Rigid
Hurried
Hurried
"Hasty" and "hurried" both mean rushed or too quick. "Unvarying," or "unchanging," is an antonym of "dynamic." "Rigid" means stiff or inflexible and is an antonym of "pliant," or "flexible."
Example Question #2231 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LURCHING
Gliding
Shouting
Introductory
Perilous
Staggering
Staggering
To "lurch" is to stagger or to make unsteady, uncontrolled movements. "Lurching" is a near antonym to gliding, which means sliding or floating along smoothly. "Introductory" is the adjective form of introduction, and "perilous" means dangerous.
Example Question #1431 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPHERAL
Central
Misunderstood
Optical
On the outskirts
Comprehensive
On the outskirts
"Peripheral" describes the outer edges or boundaries of something. This is an antonym for "central," which means at the middle of something. "Optical" is a word describing vision or the eyes, and while peripheral vision is a type of vision, peripheral itself does not specifically refer to vision. "Misunderstood" and "comprehensive" are opposite concepts.
Example Question #1432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMENADED
Marching
Aimed
Precise
Haphazard
Strolled
Strolled
To "promenade" is to stroll or take a leisurely walk. "Promenading" is a more aimless activity than "aiming" or "marching," both of which are direct movements. "Imprecise" and "haphazard" are synonyms.
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