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Example Question #411 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTENT
Paltry
Satisfied
Extensive
Enormous
Important
Satisfied
"Content" means satisfied or happy; Extensive means thorough; Important means relevant; Paltry means of small amount; and Enormous means huge.
Example Question #412 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LONELY
Popular
Friendless
Chaotic
Talkative
Joyful
Friendless
"Lonely" describes someone who feels alone or is friendless, so "friendless" is the correct answer. "Popular" is an antonym of "lonely"; it describes someone who has many friends. "Talkative" is a synonym of garrulous and describes someone who talks a lot. "Joyful" means very happy. "Chaotic" means involving disorder or confusion.
Example Question #413 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVID
Enthusiastic
Pompous
Acidic
Trivial
Rigorous
Enthusiastic
"Avid" means enthusiastic, or being very eager and passionate about something.
None of the other words are synonyms of avid:
"Trivial" means not important.
"Rigorous" means intensive, demanding or difficult.
"Pompous" means having an annoying sense of self-importance or something that is excessively pretentious.
"Acidic" means the quality of having acid, or of being sour.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOLEFUL
Indomitable
Deer-like
Melancholy
Mediocre
Elated
Melancholy
"Doleful" means "melancholy," sad, or depressing.
None of the other words are synonymous with doleful:
"Mediocre" means average or ordinary.
"Indomitable" means invincible, stubborn or unyielding.
"Deer-like" means related to a deer, or possessing qualities of a deer. Deer are often described as having doleful eyes.
"Elated" means wildly excited and happy, or euphoric.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MELANCHOLY
Nervous
Antsy
Excited
Anxious
Somber
Somber
"Melancholy" is an adjective describing an emotion synonymous with "somber." The rest of the answers are all closely related: "Excited," "Anxious," "Antsy," and "Nervous" are all emotions, but they are not emotions related to sadness in the way "melancholy" and "somber" are.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTRAUGHT
Obliging
Pleasant
Agreeable
Fraught
Polite
Fraught
"Distraught" and "fraught" are synonyms describing a person's emotional state, a deeply upset and disquieted one. These words are opposite in meaning to the rest of the answer choices, which all describe pleasant states.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BASHFUL
Broken
Carefree
Blithe
Demolished
Shy
Shy
"Bashful" means shy, reserved, or inhibited. "Broken" means not functional, and "demolished" means destroyed or ruined. "Carefree" and "blithe" both mean happily untroubled and unworried.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUSPICIOUS
Unschooled
Mistrustful
Umber
Ignorant
Dun
Mistrustful
To be "suspicious" of someone or something is not to trust that person or thing. "Ignorant" and "unschooled" both mean uneducated or lacking knowledge. "Dun" is a gray-brown color, and "umber" is a dark brown color.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDED
Ignorant
Bewildered
Benighted
Highly intelligent
Nautical
Bewildered
"Confounded" and "confused" both mean bewildered. "Benighted" and "ignorant" both mean lacking knowledge. "Nautical" means maritime, which is a word often used to describe sailors or sailing. "Intelligent" and "stupid" are antonyms.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BITTER
Gleeful
Forgiving
Resentful
Placating
Delighted
Resentful
While "bitter" can describe a sharp, acid taste, it can also describe an angry or resentful emotional state. This word is the opposite of "forgiving". To "placate" someone is to soothe or calm that person. "Gleeful" and "delighted" are synonyms.
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