Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Timing, Speed, Movement, and Age - ISEE Lower Level Verbal Reasoning

In this question, the word "novel" is being used as an adjective, meaning new or inventive. The only word with a similar meaning is "innovative_,"_ which means original or new. "Celebrated" means renowned, while "literary"means having to do with literature or reading, and was meant to throw you off if you had only seen the stem word as a noun (meaning a book-length work of fiction) rather than as an adjective. "Puzzling" means confusing or perplexing .

"Regular" is an adjective that means occurring at even intervals, frequent, or usual. So, the answer choice closest in meaning to "regular" is "usual," an adjective that means typically occurring . None of the other answers are close in meaning to "regular": "atypical" is an antonym of "regular" and means not typical ; "regulated" means controlled; and "trite" means unoriginal.

The prefix "ultra-" means super or excessively, so “ultramodern” means extremely modern. Of the five answer choices, this is closest in meaning to “innovative,” which means original, modern, genius, offbeat. To provide further help, an “allusion” is an indirect reference to something; an “aqueduct” is a pipe that brings water from a natural source to a community; “assimilation” is the process of becoming part of a new culture after you move there; “apolitical” means not political, uninterested in politics.

“Consecutive” means occurring in order, one after the other. This is closest in meaning to “successive.” To provide further help, “incoherent” means not able to be understood; “comparable” means able to be compared, similar; “consensus” means agreement; “proclivity” means tendency of doing something.

The prefix "ir-" is a negation prefix, so “irreversible” has the opposite meaning of “reversible.” Since “reversible” means able to be reversed, able to be changed back, then “irreversible” means not able to be changed, or “permanent.” To provide further help, “temporary” is an antonym of “permanent;” “mercurial” means enigmatic, hard to predict; “enigmatic” means mysterious; “lackadaisical” means lazy or careless.

"Urgent" means pressing or immediate, so "pressing" is the correct answer. "Urgent" has a meaning different from that of "repetitive," which means tedious due to repetition,"steady," which means unvarying or consistent; and "unending," which means not having an end or lasting for a very long time.

Someone who is "sluggish" is lazy and slow, so "lazy" is the correct answer.None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "sluggish": "debilitated" means_weakened_ or hindered; "depressed" means feeling sad over a period of time or having the condition depression; and "dull" means boring or blunt.

Something "permanent" will remain a certain way for a long time. The other answer choices have meanings as follows: "partial" means _only a part of something; "_delayed" means late; and "occasional" means occurring infrequently.

A good example using the word primitive is to describe cooking tools used by early man. These tools were primitive and were originally used by man to cook.

The word "mature" or "maturity" are used to describe the character traits that come to something as it ages. In some ways, we talk about "mature" people, but in others, we can talk about "mature" fruits or cheese—cheese or fruits that have "come of age" and are now usesful. A number of the options try to trick you into choosing an answer based merely on age. Remember, though, maturity does not necessarily come with age. For example, you might know someone who is twenty years older than you but who never does any work and always relies upon other people. We would be quite wrong to call such a person mature.

Certainly, we can talk about "emotional maturity," which is a type of maturity. Someone who always gets angry or moody is probably not very emotionally mature. However, another general meaning for "mature" is "dependable." A mature person is someone who accepts responsibilities and can be depended upon to follow through on promises. This is the best option among those options given.

Something that happens “frequently” happens often, so "frequent" means "often." The word “pesky” means troublesome, like “a pesky wasp”; and “frantic” means hurried or rushed due to being very worried about something.

"Annual" comes from the Latin word for year, so it makes sense that "annual" means happening yearly. This means that "yearly" is the correct answer. Something that happens “biweekly” happens every two weeks, as the prefix "bi-" means two, and "timely" means well-timed and convenient.

When something is rapid, it moves quickly. Although this kind of movement might make for a "short time" or a "tiny amount of time," these kinds of expressions are not quite correct as synonyms. The word "rapid" has to deal with swiftness of speed. Thus, the word "quick" is the best option among those given.

When we describe someone's action as being "prompt," we are saying that it is speedy or quick. Perhaps you have heard your parents say that the service at a restaurant or store is "prompt." This means that it is quick and without delay. The word "rapid" means "quick," so it is the best option for a synonym.

You almost certainly know that the movement of a snake is called "slithering." While this kind of movement is not "crawling" in the way that a human baby crawls, it is a slow movement that is very close to the ground. For this reason, "crawl" can be an acceptable synonym. Since there are no better options, this is the correct choice for this question.

Whenever something is temporary, it exists only for a limited amount of time. For example, if there is a temporary increase of school work, this means that the work is only going to be increased for a limited period of time. Another example of something "temporary" would be a particular food item that is only available during a particular time of the year. It is only available temporarily. Such things are only around for a brief time, so the adverb "briefly" is a good synonym.

For something to be incessant, it means that it is continual. For instance, an incessant noise indicates that the noise repeats itself.

"Nimble" means quick and agile. "Agile" is the best choice because it means easily able to move quickly and is part of the definition of "nimble." Considering the other choices, "robotic" means acting in an unchanging and unemotional manner, like a robot, "correct" means right or true , and "indifferent" means not caring.

"Idle" means unmoving or not active. "Stationary" is the best choice because it also means unmoving. Considering the other choices, "hidden" means not in plain sight, "deter" means restrain from doing, and "vex" means anger or annoy.