All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Booming
Sleepy
Failing
Primary
Quiet
Thriving
Thriving
"Booming" means thriving.
Example Question #1403 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS
Threatening
Pleasurable
Wonderful
Dormant
Squander
Threatening
Something that is "ominous" is threatening or menacing. For clarification, "dormant" means inactive or at rest, and "squander" means to waste.
Example Question #1404 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Wealthy
Penniless
Affluent
Comfortable
Prosperous
Penniless
To be "destitute" is to have nothing, to be penniless. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms of one another and antonyms of destitute and penniless.
Example Question #1403 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BENIGN
Hopeless
Harmless
Harmful
Hopeful
Hurtful
Harmless
A disease that is "benign" is harmless. A situation can also be benign or harmless. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "harmless": "harmful" is an antonym of "harmless" and means causing harm; "hurtful" means causing emotional hurt; "hopeful" means optimistic; and "hopeless" means without hope.
Example Question #1411 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LADEN
Baffled
Juxtapose
Bewildered
Flummoxed
Burdened
Burdened
"Laden" means heavily burdened. For clarification, "juxtapose" means to put two different things together, and the other three answer choices are all synonyms of one another and mean confused.
Example Question #1412 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADVERSE
Outlandish
Unorthodox
Pretentious
Portentous
Unfavorable
Unfavorable
A situation or conditions that are "adverse" are unfavorable and undesirable. So, "unfavorable" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unorthodox" means not conforming to typical norms, "outlandish" means bizarre and extravagant, "portentous" means ominious and foreboding, and "pretentious" means arrogant.
Example Question #1413 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Indigent
Wealthy
Amiable
Honest
Brave
Indigent
Someone who is "destitute" is very poor and lacking necessary possessions, so "indigent," a word which means very poor, is the correct answer. For clarification, "wealthy" means having a lot of money or rich, "amiable" means friendly, "honest" means truthful, and "brave" means courageous.
Example Question #1414 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Frugal
Frightening
Dull
Glorious
Interesting
Dull
"Insipid" means dull, boring and uninspired, so "dull" is the correct answer. For clarification, "frightening" means scary, "frugal" means thrifty, "glorious" means famous or wonderful, and "interesting" means holding one's attention.
Example Question #1415 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONTENTIOUS
Laden
Controversial
Kinetic
Apathetic
Umbrage
Controversial
"Contentious" means causing disagreement, debatable or controversial. For clarification, "apathetic" means not caring or unemotional; "kinetic" is an adjective that means relating to movement, "laden" means burdened, and "umbrage" is a feeling or resentment or offense.
Example Question #1416 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PROFANE
Disrespectful
Miserly
Polite
Vociferous
Demanding
Disrespectful
"Profane" language is rude and disrespectful. For clarification, "miserly" means not generous; "vociferous" means loud and vocal.
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