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Example Question #530 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
RELUCTANT
Disinclined
Reclusive
Unknown
Lucrative
Passive
Disinclined
"Ruluctant" is defined as unwilling. This is similar to "disinclined."
Example Question #891 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROFOUND
Prepared
Casual
Earnest
Soluble
Limited
Earnest
"Profound" is an adjective meaning "having or showing great knowledge or understanding," "difficult to understand : requiring deep thought or wisdom," or "very strongly felt." "Earnest," which means "resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction," is the best answer because it is closest in meaning to "very strongly felt," and none of the answer choices are at all similar in meaning to any of the definitions of "profound."
Example Question #892 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HYPOCRITICAL
Contemplative
Vindictive
Ignorant
Cruel
Fraudulent
Fraudulent
The word "hypocritical" means insincere; this is essentially the same as "fraudulent," which means false. "Vindictive" means cruel, and "contemplative" means pensive or thinking deeply about things.
Example Question #893 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
POTENTIAL
Mentor
Occupant
Refrain
Inert
Latent
Latent
“Potential” means possible or capable of becoming real. The closest answer choice is “latent,” which means hidden, lying dormant. To provide further help, “inert” means motionless; “occupant” means resident; a “mentor” is a teacher; “refrain” means to stop doing.
Example Question #894 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LIBERATED
Disciplined
Wild
Free
Portentous
Free
"Liberated" means released from bondage or another state of captivity or free. "Free" means uninhibited by restrictions. Therefore, "free" is the closest synonym of "liberated." "Wild" is a tempting answer because something that is wild frequently is also free. However, "wild" does not mean "free"; it means untamed or feral. Therefore, it cannot be the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, "portentous" means ominous and "disciplined" means demonstrating that one has control over one's actions.
Example Question #895 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HYPNOTIC
Mesmerizing
Distorted
Strange
Deceptive
Magical
Mesmerizing
"Hypnotic" means to have the effect of fixating one's attention. "Mesmerizing" also means this, so "mesmerizing" is the correct answer.
Example Question #896 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PROBABLE
Comfortable
Impassive
Uncomfortable
Likely
Unlikely
Likely
Something that is "probable" is likely to happen, so "likely" is the correct answer. To help you, "impassive" means unemotional, unaffected, or blank.
Example Question #897 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MUNDANE
Material
Free
Ordinary
Unusual
Damaged
Ordinary
"Mundane" means ordinary or uninteresting. Therefore, "ordinary" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "mundane."
Example Question #898 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORTUITOUS
Coincidental
Lumbering
Bland
Fuzzy
Intentional
Coincidental
"Fortuitous" is an adjective that means "happening by accident or chance rather than design," so we need to pick out an answer choice that is an adjective that means something like "happening by accident." So, "intentional" cannot be the correct answer because "intentional" means "done on purpose; deliberate," making it an antonym of "fortuitous," not a synonym. "Coincidental," however, is an adjective that means "resulting from a coincidence; done or happening by chance," and because "coincidental" is the answer choice that is closest in meaning to "fortuitous," "coincidental" is the correct answer.
Example Question #899 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Benign
Woeful
Legitimate
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