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Example Question #1021 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEMINAL
Insignificant
Bothersome
Regular
Detailed
Influential
Influential
"Seminal" means innovative, original, or "influential."
Example Question #1022 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEGLIGIBLE
Aggressive
Essential
Opposite
Easygoing
Insignificant
Insignificant
"Negligible" means so small it's not worth considering, or "insignificant."
Example Question #1023 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDING
Mesmerizing
Belittling
Astounding
Baffling
Aggravating
Baffling
"Confounding" means confusing and difficult to figure out. "Baffling" means puzzling. Given how similar "confounding" and "baffling" are in meaning, they are synonyms.
Example Question #1024 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMINENT
Talkative
Important
Reserved
Personable
Pale
Important
Prominent means well-known or famous.
Example Question #1025 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBSTANTIAL
Practical
Kind
Considerable
Heavy
Rough
Considerable
Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.
Example Question #1026 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FUNDAMENTAL
Pesky
Capital
Constructive
Underlying
Violent
Underlying
Foundational means basic or underlying.
Example Question #1027 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Particular
Settled
Banal
Sly
Odd
Banal
Trivial means unimportant or banal
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Modest
Delayed
Insignificant
Affordable
Calm
Insignificant
Trivial means insignificant.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPREHENSIVE
Blatant
Threatening
Inclusive
Hesitant
Wandering
Inclusive
Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.
Example Question #1028 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REQUISITE
Mortified
Conversational
Optional
Required
Decorated
Required
“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.
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