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Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HAUGHTY
Arrogant
Insistent
Absent
Substantial
Arrogant
Though pronounced "HOT-ee," the word "haughty" has nothing to do with heat. Rather, it describes one who is arrogant or snobby. It has traveled through variations in several languages from a Latin word that means "high."
Example Question #361 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GENEROUS
Magnanimous
Spendthrift
Detrimental
Penurious
Selfish
Magnanimous
All of the terms aside from "detrimental" (harmful) are related to "generous" in some way, but "magnanimous" is most appropriate because it means generous in giving and benevolent. "Spendthrift" means indulgent and wasteful in spending, "penurious" means stingy, and "seflish" means only thinking of oneself and not of others.
Example Question #362 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
IMPRESSIVE
Admirable
Negative
Visible
Solitary
Identical
Admirable
"Impressive" means admirable or evoking praise or admiration, so "admirable" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are related in meaning to "impressive": "identical" means exactly the same; "visible" means apparent or able to be seen; "solitary" means alone or by oneself; and "negative" means not hopeful or pessimistic.
Example Question #363 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COURTEOUS
Edible
Frigid
Solo
Polite
Immense
Polite
"Courteous" means polite and gracious, so "polite" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "courteous": "edible" means able to be eaten. "Frigid" means extremely cold. "Immense" means very great in size, and "solo" means done independently or alone.
Example Question #364 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GENTEEL
Solitary
Sedentary
Coarse
Offensive
Refined
Refined
A "genteel" person is one who is extremely polite and/or refined in his or her manners. So, "refined" is the correct answer.
Example Question #721 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
REGAL
Democratic
Polite
Straightforward
Magnificent
Pertinent
Magnificent
"Regal" has two definitions: it can mean either being descended from a royal family or magnificent. In this case, the secondary definition "magnificent" is given, so "magnificent" is the correct answer.
Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Wasteful
Smelly
Thrifty
Mean
Thrifty
"Frugal" means prefering to save rather than to spend money, so "thrifty" is the best match. "Wasteful" has the opposite meaning.
Example Question #722 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
IDLE
Preoccupied
Fortunate
Terrified
Smug
Lazy
Lazy
"Idle" means not in use when referring to a machine, lazy when referring to a person, and unoccupied or spare when referring to time in someone's schedule. So, "lazy" is the correct answer.
Example Question #723 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GREGARIOUS
Ideal
Outgoing
Divergent
Generous
Cold
Outgoing
"Gregarious" means sociable, outgoing, or friendly, so "outgoing," which also means friendly and extroverted, is the best match here.
Example Question #724 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
Bashful
Belligerent
Shy
Uncoordinated
Bold
Sweet
Shy
"Bashful" means timid or shy. For example, one might say, "The lamb was so bashful that it was afraid to even leave its mother's side." So, "shy" is the correct answer.
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