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Example Question #1071 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LATTER
Final
Adorable
Developed
Unstable
Morose
Final
Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.
Example Question #1072 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Sneaky
Intelligent
Careful
Bold
Wayward
Wayward
Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #2391 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Corresponding
Civic
Financial
Irate
Preposterous
Civic
Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.
Example Question #2392 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCENDANT
Faltering
Qualitative
Up-and-coming
Sinking
Consistent
Up-and-coming
“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2393 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERMINAL
Final
Timid
Crass
Mistaken
Capricious
Final
"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.
Example Question #2394 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Full
Ruffled
Indecisive
Comical
Inflicted
Full
"Replete" means full or complete.
Example Question #2395 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Miniature
Similar
Residential
Connected
Different
Different
"Divergent" means different.
Example Question #2393 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CURSORY
dirty
homemade
hasty
delicious
unpleasant
hasty
"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.
Example Question #2394 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SUSTAINED
jovial
succesional
ongoing
regal
threatening
ongoing
Sustained means continuous or ongoing.
Example Question #2395 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MOBILE
twisting
ancient
risky
talkative
portable
portable
Mobile means able to move, or portable.
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