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Example Questions
Example Question #2416 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Obscene
Ancient
Geographic
Unprepared
Perfect
Ancient
"Primordial" means prehistoric or primeval. "Ancient" means extremely old, so it is the closest synonym amongst the answer choices and the correct answer.
Example Question #2417 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONIC
Extinct
Archaic
Transitory
Timely
Persistent
Persistent
"Chronic" is an adjective that means "persisting for a long time or constantly recurring" and often refers to diseases. So, we need to pick out another word that means something like "persistent." While all of the available answer choices have something to do with time, only "persistent" is similar in meaning to "chronic," since "persistent" means "continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period." Because "persistent" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "chronic," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1101 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPATETIC
Itinerant
Dormant
Whimsical
Random
Stable
Itinerant
"Peripatetic" is an adjective that means "traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods," so we need to find another adjective that means something like "traveling." Since "itinerant" means "traveling from place to place" as an adjective, it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "peripatetic" and the correct answer.
Example Question #1102 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STATIC
Mobile
Sympathetic
Active
Stagnant
Tedious
Stagnant
"Static" means not moving or stagnant. Active and Mobile means movable, so they are antonyms are Static. Sympathetic means to have compassion, Tedious means boring and dull. These last two words have no relation to Static.
Example Question #1103 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSPECTIVE
Shiny
Elusive
Positive
Potential
Habitual
Potential
Prospective means expecting to be something in the future, or having that potential.
Example Question #1104 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HABITUAL
Loose
Thoughtful
Meandering
Cultural
Continual
Continual
Habitual means done as a habit, done constantly, or continual.
Example Question #1105 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGRAINED
Fervent
Wild
Correct
Established
Formatted
Established
Engrained means firmly fixed or established.
Example Question #1106 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Fuzzy
Contemporary
Candid
Transient
Sequential
Sequential
Chronological means ordered from earliest to latest, or sequential.
Example Question #1107 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREREQUISITE
Supportive
Necessary
Domineering
Exiled
Long-winded
Necessary
Prerequisite means required as a prior condition, or necessary.
Example Question #1108 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INITIAL
Commencing
Laconic
Captivating
Inscribed
Arbitrary
Commencing
Initial means beginning, first, or commencing.
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