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Example Question #322 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
A synonym of “insidious” is __________.
convenient
potential
pernicious
overt
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 #1 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Contaminated
Polluted
Drinkable
Productive
Clean
Random
Polluted
"Contaminated" means polluted.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Toxic
Harmful
Corrupted
Helpful
Important
Friendly
Harmful
"Toxic" means harmful or poisonous.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Deliberate
Treacherous
Accidental
Intentional
Harmful
Illegal
Intentional
"Deliberate" means intentional; Accidental means unintentional; Harmful means causing harm; Treacherous means dangerous; and Illegal means not lawful.
Example Question #617 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Prosperous
Implied
Prompt
Flourishing
United
Opinionted
Flourishing
"Prosperous" means financially successful or flourishing.
Example Question #618 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Infectious
Nutritious
Helpful
Repetitious
Contagious
Knowledgable
Contagious
"Infectious" means contagious.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Booming
Quiet
Failing
Sleepy
Thriving
Primary
Thriving
"Booming" means thriving.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS
Wonderful
Squander
Pleasurable
Threatening
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 #12 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Comfortable
Penniless
Prosperous
Affluent
Wealthy
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 #13 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BENIGN
Hopeful
Hopeless
Harmful
Harmless
Hurtful
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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