Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

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1

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

INTREPID

Adventurous

Timid

Susceptible

Ingrained

Poor

Explanation

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.

2

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CIVIL

Polite

Disloyal

Rude

Troublesome

Distasteful

Explanation

"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."

3

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

FRUGAL

Thrifty

Careless

Casual

Slapdash

Hasty

Explanation

"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.

4

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

JEALOUS

Envious

Critical

Wary

Clean

Agitated

Explanation

"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."

5

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

EXASPERATED

Frustrated

Displeased

Magnificent

Gregarious

Munificent

Explanation

To feel "exasperated" means to feel very frustrated. For clarification, "magnificent" means glorious and wonderful; "munificent" means generous; "gregarious" means outgoing and sociable.

6

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

LIVIDLY

Furiously

Adventurously

Quietly

Rapidly

Cautiously

Explanation

To be "livid" is to be furious or enraged. "Quiet" and "noisy" are antonyms, as are "adventurous" and "cautious." "Rapid" means quick or fast.

7

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

PLENTIFULLY

Abundantly

Repentantly

Painfully

Punishingly

Overly

Explanation

"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.

8

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

URGENTLY

Pressingly

Tenderly

Vocationally

Dangerously

Frighteningly

Explanation

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.

9

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

GRIEVOUSLY

Seriously

Ruddily

Outrageously

Startlingly

Uncommonly

Explanation

"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.

10

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

FURTIVELY

Secretively

Keenly

Hardly

Reassuringly

Seriously

Explanation

"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.

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