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Example Question #461 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word which is most similar to the word in capital letters.
EXTINCT
Wiped out
Sent forth
Let in
Pushed together
Taken apart
Wiped out
“Extinct” means wiped out, died out, no longer around. As in, the dinosaurs are “extinct.”
Example Question #1101 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BELIEVABLE
Authentic
Helpless
Unlikely
Confusing
Weak
Authentic
Believeable and authentic relate to being convincing or likely.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANDID
Possible
Honest
New
Preposterous
Careful
Honest
"Candid" is an adjective meaning truthful and holding no information back, so we need to pick out another adjective that means something like truthful. Since "honest" means sincere or virtuous, "honest" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "candid," so "honest" is the correct answer.
Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBLIVIOUS
Unaware
Susceptible
Normal
Creative
Unusual
Unaware
Someone who is "oblivious" is not aware of what is going on, so the correct answer is “unaware,” a word that means not aware, as you may have inferred from the word's use of the negative prefix "un-," which means not. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "oblivious": "susceptible" means vulnerable or in danger; "unusual" means not normal or weird; and "creative" means imaginative.
Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUTHENTIC
Distinct
Fake
Disparate
Commonplace
Real
Real
Something that is "authentic" is genuine and real, so "real" is the correct answer. "Authentic" is an opposite, or antonym, of "fake," which means not genuine. To help you, "disparate" means different, "distinct" means easily recognizable due to differences from something or someone else, and "commonplace" means ordinary.
Example Question #74 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRANK
Fair
Friendly
Straightforward
Untrue
Sympathetic
Straightforward
"Frank" means addressing the truth directly regardless of people's feelings, so the best synonym is "straightforward," which means simple when referring to actions or direct and honest when referring to people. As for the other answer choices, "friendly" means amiable, "fair" means just or treating everyone equally, "sympathetic" means identifying with on an emotional level, and "untrue" means false.
Example Question #75 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLUNT
Straightforward
Calculating
Silent
Stubborn
Sympathetic
Straightforward
"Blunt" means expressing things clearly and honestly, which is also the definition of “straightforward.” So, "straightforward" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "blunt": "stubborn" means not changing one's mind or plan even when urged to; "calculating" means cunning; "sympathetic" means thinking about other people’s feelings, and "silent" means making no noise.
Example Question #76 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUTHENTIC
Real
Unsuccessful
Phony
Fake
Lucky
Real
“Authentic” means real or genuine. To provide further help, “phony” means the same thing as “fake," and “unsuccessful” means not completed or failed.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRAIGHTFORWARD
Deceitful
Furious
Savage
Comely
Simple
Simple
“Straightforward” can mean honest when used to describe a person, or simple and easily accomplished when used to describe a task. To provide further help, “deceitful” means dishonest; “comely” means cute; “savage” means wild and vicious; and “furious” means very angry.
Example Question #78 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEGITIMATE
Doubtful
Valid
Intense
Dizzy
Playful
Valid
“Legitimate” is a word that can be used as an adjective or as a verb, but because all of the answer choices are adjectives, that means that we will need to consider “legitimate” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “legitimate” can mean “conforming to the law or to rules” or “able to be defended with logic or justification,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “legal,” “logical,” or “justifiable.” That means that “doubtful” cannot be the correct answer, because “doubtful” is an adjective that can mean “not established as genuine or acceptable,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “legitimate.” “Valid,” however, is adjective that can mean “having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent,” when used of an argument or a point, or “legally and officially acceptable.” “Valid” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “legitimate,” so “valid” is the correct answer.
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