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Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Maligned
Flexible
Upset
Excused
Burdened
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
intact
loose
determined
damaged
frosty
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Antique
Informal
Harsh
Collectible
Radiant
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
stately
melancholic
volatile
gigantic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
perfected
cantankerous
tiny
insulting
sultry
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #117 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Rhetorical
Forceful
Controversial
Independent
Persuasive
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Silly
Common
Formal
Talk
Local
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Terse
Mediocre
Unfortunate
Welcome
Uncharacteristic
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Asinine
Impoverished
Intellectual
Acquiescent
Appropriate
Acquiescent
“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.
Example Question #124 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Latitudinal
Bilateral
One-sided
Entitled
Untitled
One-sided
"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.
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