SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs
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INTREPID
Adventurous
Timid
Susceptible
Ingrained
Poor
Someone who is "intrepid" is very enterprising and adventurous. For clarification, "timid" means shy and reserved; "ingrained" is something embedded or inbuilt; "susceptible" means vulnerable.
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CIVIL
Polite
Disloyal
Rude
Troublesome
Distasteful
"Civil" means polite. "Rude" means impolite, so it is an antonym, not a synonym, of "civil." None of the other answers are close in meaning to "civil": "troublesome" means bothersome or worrisome, "distasteful" means offensive, and _"_disloyal" means not loyal; one can infer this from the combination of the prefix "dis-", which means not, with the word "loyal."
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FRUGAL
Thrifty
Careless
Casual
Slapdash
Hasty
"Frugal" means to be careful with money, to be practical. As such it is closest in meaning to "thrifty," which means economical with money. For clarification, the other four answer choices are loosely synonyms of one another and careless is a good antonym of frugal.
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JEALOUS
Envious
Critical
Wary
Clean
Agitated
"Jealous" and "envious" are synonyms; they both refer to the feeling of being upset by the success of someone else. "Critical" means important or serious, and "wary" means cautious or careful. "Clean" and "dirty" are antonyms, as are "agitated" and "calm."
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EXASPERATED
Frustrated
Displeased
Magnificent
Gregarious
Munificent
To feel "exasperated" means to feel very frustrated. For clarification, "magnificent" means glorious and wonderful; "munificent" means generous; "gregarious" means outgoing and sociable.
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LIVIDLY
Furiously
Adventurously
Quietly
Rapidly
Cautiously
To be "livid" is to be furious or enraged. "Quiet" and "noisy" are antonyms, as are "adventurous" and "cautious." "Rapid" means quick or fast.
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PLENTIFULLY
Abundantly
Repentantly
Painfully
Punishingly
Overly
"Plentiful" and "abundant" both mean existing in large quantities. "Repentant" means feeling regret, remorse, and sorrow. "Overly" and "insufficiently" are antonyms, as are "painfully" and "pleasurably." "Punishingly" means in a punishing or taxing manner.
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URGENTLY
Pressingly
Tenderly
Vocationally
Dangerously
Frighteningly
If something is "urgent," it demands immediate or pressing attention. "Frightening" means scary, "dangerous" means risky, and "tender" means gentle. "Vocational" means relating to a job or occupation.
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GRIEVOUSLY
Seriously
Ruddily
Outrageously
Startlingly
Uncommonly
"Grievously" means seriously, as in, "he was grievously wounded by the wild boar." "Ruddy" means red, "outrageous" means shockingly bad, and "startling" means surprising. "Uncommonly" and "unusually" are synonyms, but "uncommonly" can also mean remarkably.
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FURTIVELY
Secretively
Keenly
Hardly
Reassuringly
Seriously
"Furtive" means sly, shift, or secretive. Something "reassuring" is designed to remove doubts and fears. "Hardly" is a synonym for barely, and "keenly" is a synonym for sharply, acutely, or piercingly. "Seriously" means solemnly or gravely.