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Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Limpid
Clear
Lucid
Nontransparent
Cloudy
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Intelligent
Burdensome
Cozy
Burning
Partial
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Generous
Friendly
Nasty
Toilet
Spacious
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Sheer
Frightening
Cold
Deadly
Funny
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Running late
Broken down
On the up
Lost the way
Under budget
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Dark
Lukewarm
Escalating
Mindful
Honorable
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #1584 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Clandestine
Burly
Dry
Marked
Tentative
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Weak
Commendable
Malleable
Dry
Shocking
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTRID
Optimistic
Causal
Latent
Lethal
Decaying
Decaying
"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURGID
Striped
Arrogant
Intimidating
Swollen
Transparent
Swollen
"Turgid" means swollen.
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