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Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
A synonym of “insidious” is __________.
overt
convenient
potential
pernicious
mechanical
pernicious
“Insidious” is an adjective that can mean either “proceeding subtly, but with harmful effects” or “treacherous and crafty,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “subtly harmful” or “treacherous.” That means that “overt” cannot be the correct answer, because “overt” means “done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “insidious.” “Pernicious,” however, is an adjective that means “having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way,” and because “pernicious” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “insidious,” “pernicious” is the correct answer.
Example Question #321 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Contaminated
Random
Productive
Polluted
Drinkable
Clean
Polluted
"Contaminated" means polluted.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Toxic
Friendly
Harmful
Important
Corrupted
Helpful
Harmful
"Toxic" means harmful or poisonous.
Example Question #616 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Deliberate
Treacherous
Intentional
Harmful
Accidental
Illegal
Intentional
"Deliberate" means intentional; Accidental means unintentional; Harmful means causing harm; Treacherous means dangerous; and Illegal means not lawful.
Example Question #322 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Prosperous
United
Opinionted
Prompt
Flourishing
Implied
Flourishing
"Prosperous" means financially successful or flourishing.
Example Question #323 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Infectious
Contagious
Knowledgable
Repetitious
Helpful
Nutritious
Contagious
"Infectious" means contagious.
Example Question #321 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Booming
Thriving
Sleepy
Primary
Quiet
Failing
Thriving
"Booming" means thriving.
Example Question #621 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS
Wonderful
Pleasurable
Threatening
Squander
Dormant
Threatening
Something that is "ominous" is threatening or menacing. For clarification, "dormant" means inactive or at rest, and "squander" means to waste.
Example Question #1401 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Prosperous
Penniless
Comfortable
Wealthy
Affluent
Penniless
To be "destitute" is to have nothing, to be penniless. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms of one another and antonyms of destitute and penniless.
Example Question #623 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BENIGN
Hurtful
Harmful
Harmless
Hopeless
Hopeful
Harmless
A disease that is "benign" is harmless. A situation can also be benign or harmless. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "harmless": "harmful" is an antonym of "harmless" and means causing harm; "hurtful" means causing emotional hurt; "hopeful" means optimistic; and "hopeless" means without hope.
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