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Example Question #1483 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOMNOLENT
Exquisite
Potent
Peachy
Stringent
Sleepy
Sleepy
"Somnolent" and "sleepy" are synonyms. "Exquisite" means beautiful and elegant. "Potent" is a synonym for powerful, and "peachy" is a synonym for fine. "Stringent" means strict and severe.
Example Question #1484 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEROGATORY
Celestial
Disparaging
Commendable
Terrestrial
Censorious
Disparaging
"Derogatory" means disrespectful, "disparaging," and demeaning. "Censorious" means very critical, and "commendable" means praiseworthy. "Celestial" means heavenly and is a near antonym for "terrestrial," or earthly.
Example Question #1485 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APT
Delicious
Blustery
Frank
Apposite
Unfitting
Apposite
"Apt" is another word for "apposite" or suitable. This is an antonym for "unfitting." "Delicious" means very good tasting, and "blustery" is another word for windy. "Frank" means forthright and candid.
Example Question #1486 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORBIDDING
Iconic
Crafty
Threatening
Welcoming
Witty
Threatening
"Forbidding" means uninviting or threatening. This is an antonym for "welcoming." "Witty" means humorously intelligent, and "crafty" means clever and devious. "Iconic" is a synonym for classic; it can also mean related or pertaining to a religious icon.
Example Question #1487 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCATHING
Autumnal
Abysmal
Lively
Blistering
Harvested
Blistering
"Scathing" means biting, severe, and "blistering." "Abysmal" means dreadful or terrible, and "lively" means animated. "Autumnal" is an adjective for autumn or fall.
Example Question #1488 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORPID
Elaborate
Legendary
Illogical
Improvised
Sluggish
Sluggish
"Torpid" is another word for "sluggish" or lethargic. "Elaborate" means very complex and intricate. "Improvised" means unplanned or spontaneous. "Illogical" is an antonym for "logical," and "legendary" is a synonym for fabled or storied.
Example Question #1489 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSAILABLE
Voluminous
Erratic
Intractable
Vulnerable
Immutable
Vulnerable
The verb "assail" means attack, so the adjective "assailable" means able to be attacked, susceptible to attack. This is closest in meaning to "vulnerable." Additionally, "immutable" means fixed, never-changing; "voluminous" means large, vast, having a lot of volume; "intractable" means stubborn, obstinate, refusing to change one's mind; "erratic" means unreliable, inconsistent.
Example Question #1490 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDISCRIMINATE
Verbose
Organized
Random
False
Firm
Random
The adjective "indiscriminate" means not selective, done randomly without any consideration. Additionally, "verbose" means (of writing or speech) wordy, overly complicated.
Example Question #1441 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENURIOUS
Auspicious
Ignominious
Emblematic
Propitious
Impoverished
Impoverished
"Penury" is extreme poverty. "Ignominy" means shame and humiliation, and "emblematic" means symbolic. "Propitious" and "auspicious" are synonyms that both mean favorable and promising.
Example Question #1442 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACONIC
Apposite
Terse
Slothful
Tasteless
Mercurial
Terse
"Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" or brief. "Mercurial" is a synonym for "capricious," and "apposite" means apt. "Tasteless" and "tasteful" are antonyms, "slothful" and "indolent" are synonyms.