Elementary SSAT vocabulary
eager
adjective
Excited and ready to do or get something.
Closest meaning
excited and ready
Examples
- Mia was eager to answer the teacher's hardest question.
- The puppy seemed eager to chase leaves around the yard.
- Dad was eager to taste the pie after dinner.
Try a practice question
Which is closest in meaning to “eager”?
- A.excited and ready
- B.structure honoring a person or event
- C.comparison saying one thing is another
- D.caring
Show the answer
A. excited and ready — eager means “Excited and ready to do or get something.”
Easy to mix up
Words close to eager in meaning or spelling.
- anxious
- energetic
- impatient
- reluctant
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