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Example Questions
Example Question #1111 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENDING
Particular
Hanging
Proximal
Unresolved
Logical
Unresolved
Pending means awaiting a decision, or unresolved.
Example Question #1112 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WITHERED
Wizened
Just
Youthful
Heartfelt
Uncooperative
Wizened
“Withered” is a word that, when used as an adjective, means wrinkled due to being very old, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like wrinkled or old. That means that “youthful” cannot be the correct answer, because “youthful” means young, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “withered.” “Wizened,” however, is an adjective that means shriveled from being old, and because “wizened” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “withered,” “wizened” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2431 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEWFANGLED
Melodious
Fantastic
Modern
Bygone
Exhaustive
Modern
“Newfangled” is an adjective that means new and representing a change from the traditions to which one is accustomed, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like new and different. That means that “bygone” cannot be the correct answer, because “bygone” means happening in the past, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “newfangled.” “Modern,” however, is an adjective that can mean up-to-date, and because “modern” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “newfangled,” “modern” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSIENT
Daily
Temporary
Accountable
Bare
Misshapen
Temporary
"Transient" means temporary.
Example Question #2288 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCHOATE
Quirky
Restricted
Linguistic
Undeveloped
Apt
Undeveloped
"Inchoate" means not yet fully developed or just beginning. The best answer choice is "undeveloped."
Example Question #3181 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Deceptive
Suave
Mature
Cosmopolitan
Young
Young
"Juvenile" means young.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
ERRATIC
pretty
large
violent
unpredictable
antique
unpredictable
Erratic means not having a regular pattern, or unpredictable.
Example Question #2432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTABLE
Debatable
Formulaic
Inconsistent
Mobile
Thirsty
Mobile
Portable means movable or mobile.
Example Question #2433 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIODICAL
Journalistic
Investigative
Occasional
Grammatical
Syntactical
Occasional
"Periodical" and "occasional" are synonyms describing periods of time. The other words do not have meanings that relate to time.
Example Question #2293 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOMENTARY
Eternal
Sentimental
Momentum
Timeless
Passing
Passing
"Momentary" and "passing" are synonymous adjectives similar in meaning to the word fleeting or temporary. The other words do not have related meanings. "Eternal" and "timeless" are synonyms describing the property of being immutable.
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