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Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Industrious
Affected
Ulterior
Hard-working
Depraved
Pressing
Hard-working
"Industrious" means hard-working.
Example Question #9 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Moody
Emotional
Dark
Friendly
Generous
Desperate
Emotional
"Moody" means emotionally variable.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
FRUGAL
Rich
Wasteful
Thrifty
Money
Gentle
Thrifty
"Frugal" means thrifty. A person who is frugal is careful with how they spend their money.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MEEK
Vibrant
Effective
Timid
Vigorous
Powerful
Timid
“Meek” means mild, cowed or shy, so the correct answer is “timid,” which means shy. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms that mean powerful, lively or energetic.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFT
Daft
Useless
Pompous
Assuming
Skillful
Skillful
Someone who is “deft” is quick and skillful. For clarification, "pompous" means arrogant and self-important, and "daft" means silly or foolish.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POMPOUS
Meek
Quiet
Whimsical
Arrogant
Timid
Arrogant
Someone who is “pompous” is arrogant and self-important. For clarification, "meek" means mild-mannered and cowardly, "timid" means shy, and "whimsical" means quirky or silly.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ZEALOUS
Unworthy
Unkind
Passionate
Underwhelming
Apathetic
Passionate
To be "zealous" about something means to be passionate. For clarification, apathetic means not caring.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Slapdash
Careless
Casual
Hasty
Thrifty
Thrifty
"Frugal" means to be careful with money, to be practical. As such it is closest in meaning to "thrifty," which means economical with money. For clarification, the other four answer choices are loosely synonyms of one another and careless is a good antonym of frugal.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOVIAL
Tiny
Giant
Gaunt
Just
Jolly
Jolly
Someone who is "jovial" is friendly and jolly. For clarification, something that is "just" is fair; gaunt means skeletal and unhealthily skinny.
Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOCULAR
Humorous
Mitigate
Keen
Susceptible
Unfair
Humorous
To be "jocular" means to be humorous. For clarification, "mitigate" means lessen, alleviate; "keen" means eager; "susceptible" means vulnerable.
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