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Example Question #291 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NIMBLE
Flexible
Elementary
Frigid
Complex
Rudimentary
Flexible
Someone who is "nimble" is highly flexible and agile, so "flexible," which means able to bend, is the correct answer. For clarification, "rudimentary" and "elementary" are synonyms that both mean basic or simple, "complex" is an antonym of "rudimentary" and "elementary" that means complicated, and "frigid" means very cold.
Example Question #292 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRISTINE
Clean
Famous
Intricate
Unyielding
Unconcerned
Clean
"Pristine" means clean or unused, so "clean" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "pristine": "unyielding" contains the negative prefix "un-," which means not, so you might be able to infer that it means not yielding, or in other words, stiff or inflexible; "famous" means well-known; "intricate" means complex or complicated; and "unconcerned" means not concerned or not interested, which you again might be able to infer from the presence of the prefix "un-."
Example Question #293 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STIFF
Selfless
Delicious
Rigid
Boring
Flexible
Rigid
"Stiff" means "rigid" or difficult to bend. "Flexible" is an antonym of "rigid"; it means easily changeable or bent. "Delicious" means very tasty. "Boring" means dull or uninteresting. "Selfless" means unselfish or concerned more with others than with oneself.
Example Question #294 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EMACIATED
Very efficient
Very thin
Very clever
Very lazy
Very fat
Very thin
Someone who is "emaciated" is very thin, to the point of being unhealthy, so "very thin" is the correct answer. "Emaciated" is an antonym of "corpulent," "portly" and "fat."
Example Question #295 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
IMMACULATE
Frank
Spotless
Zealous
Vociferous
Imperfect
Spotless
"Immaculate" means perfectly clean or perfectly behaved, so "spotless," and adjective that also means perfectly clean, is the correct answer. For clarification, "imperfect" means not perfect, as you might guess from the word's use of the negative prefix "im-." It is an antonym of "immaculate." For further clarification, "frank" means honest, "zealous" means passionate, and "vociferous" means vocal or loud.
Example Question #296 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EMACIATED
Sad
Fibrous
Destroyed
Gaunt
Sensitive
Gaunt
If someone or something is “emaciated” they are very thin and bony. For example, one could write, "After the famine, the farm animals were “emaciated.” “Gaunt” means thin and bony and usually pale. If you say, "His face looked gaunt," you mean it was thin, pale, and bony. To further help you ,“fibrous” means stringy or made of fibres, so chewy meat is “fibrous.” “Sensitive” means easily offended or sympathetic to other people’s feelings.
Example Question #297 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRIDENT
Dull
Piercing
Faint
Audible
Extended
Piercing
“Strident” is an adjective that is often used to mean harsh and loud. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like loud. That means that “faint” cannot be the correct answer, because “faint” is an adjective that means indistinct or almost imperceptible, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “strident.” “Audible” cannot be the correct answer either, because while a strident noise is audible (perceptible as sounds via listening), “audible” does not mean the same thing as “strident.” “Piercing,” however, is an adjective that can mean shrill and loud, and because “piercing” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “strident,” “piercing” is the correct answer.
Example Question #298 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LITHE
Clumsy
Graceful
Forbidden
Heavy
Bright
Graceful
"Lithe" means graceful and limber, like a ballerina, so "graceful" is the correct answer.
Example Question #299 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCRETE
Muddled
Individual
Combined
Inopportune
Worrisome
Individual
“Discrete” is an adjective that means separate, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like distinct. That means that “combined” cannot be the correct answer, because “combined” is an adjective that means merged, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “discrete.” “Individual,” however, when used as an adjective, means separate, and because “individual” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “discrete,” “individual” is the correct answer.
Example Question #300 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RANCID
Rotten
Ugly
Gross
Sane
Fast
Rotten
"Rancid" most nearly means rotten, as in "The food that had been left out on the counter top was rancid when the Smiths returned from their two-week vacation."
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