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Example Question #2331 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEMINAL
Bothersome
Insignificant
Regular
Influential
Detailed
Influential
"Seminal" means innovative, original, or "influential."
Example Question #2332 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEGLIGIBLE
Easygoing
Insignificant
Essential
Opposite
Aggressive
Insignificant
"Negligible" means so small it's not worth considering, or "insignificant."
Example Question #2341 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDING
Mesmerizing
Baffling
Astounding
Belittling
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 #2342 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMINENT
Reserved
Talkative
Important
Personable
Pale
Important
Prominent means well-known or famous.
Example Question #2343 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBSTANTIAL
Practical
Heavy
Kind
Rough
Considerable
Considerable
Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.
Example Question #2344 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FUNDAMENTAL
Violent
Underlying
Pesky
Constructive
Capital
Underlying
Foundational means basic or underlying.
Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Particular
Odd
Settled
Sly
Banal
Banal
Trivial means unimportant or banal
Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Calm
Affordable
Delayed
Modest
Insignificant
Insignificant
Trivial means insignificant.
Example Question #2202 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPREHENSIVE
Wandering
Inclusive
Blatant
Threatening
Hesitant
Inclusive
Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.
Example Question #2203 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REQUISITE
Optional
Conversational
Decorated
Required
Mortified
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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