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Example Question #316 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LEWD
directionless
noisy
misleading
absolve
vulgar
vulgar
Lewd means vulgar.
Example Question #1395 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TEDIOUS
forgiven
disgusting
trapped
upset
boring
boring
"Tedious" means boring or dull.
Example Question #1396 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
A synonym of "burgeoning" is __________.
bubbling
closing
escalating
declining
drying
escalating
"Burgeon" is a verb that means "beginning to grow or increase rapidly, flourishing," or "putting forth young shoots; budding" when used of plants, so we need to pick out another adjective that means something like "flourishing." Since "escalating" means "increase rapidly" or "become or cause to become more intense or serious," "escalating" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "burgeoning," so it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1397 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
A synonym of “engrossed” is __________.
measured
gleeful
riveted
fortunate
bored
riveted
“Engrossed” is an adjective that means “having all one’s attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “absorbed.” That means that “bored” cannot be the correct answer, because “bored” is an adjective that means “feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “engrossed.” “Riveted,” however, is an adjective that can mean “attracted and completely engrossed,” and because “riveted” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “engrossed,” “riveted” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
A synonym of “null” is __________.
pernicious
void
valid
demonstrable
jagged
void
“Null” is a word that can be used as an adjective, noun, or verb, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “null” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “null” means either “having no legal or binding force; invalid” or “having or associated with the value zero.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “cancelled” or “associated with the value zero.” That means that “valid” cannot be the correct answer, because “valid” can mean “legally binding due to having been executed in compliance with the law” or “legally or officially acceptable,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “null.” “Void,” however, when used as an adjective, means “not valid or legally binding,” and because “void” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “null,” “void” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
A synonym of “ingrained” is __________.
superb
transient
entrenched
pungent
gregarious
entrenched
“Ingrained” is an adjective that can mean either “firmly fixed or established; difficult to change” when referring to a habit, belief, or attitude, or “deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove” when referring to dirt or a stain. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “difficult to change” or “deeply embedded.” That means that “transient” cannot be the correct answer, because “transient” means “lasting only for a short time; impermanent,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ingrained.” “Entrenched,” however, is an adjective that is used of an attitude, habit, or belief and means “firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.” Because “entrenched” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ingrained,” “entrenched” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1401 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
A synonym of “insidious” is __________.
potential
overt
pernicious
mechanical
convenient
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 #7 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Contaminated
Random
Productive
Clean
Polluted
Drinkable
Polluted
"Contaminated" means polluted.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Toxic
Friendly
Harmful
Important
Helpful
Corrupted
Harmful
"Toxic" means harmful or poisonous.
Example Question #1402 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Deliberate
Intentional
Treacherous
Accidental
Illegal
Harmful
Intentional
"Deliberate" means intentional; Accidental means unintentional; Harmful means causing harm; Treacherous means dangerous; and Illegal means not lawful.
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