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Example Question #721 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOPORIFIC
Fear-inducing
Sleep-inducing
Plain
Tacit
Joy-inducing
Sleep-inducing
Something "soporific" will lull someone to sleep, not cause fear or joy. "Plain" is an antonym for "fancy." "Tacit" describes something unspoken or silent but still understood by all.
Example Question #722 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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DIABOLICAL
Eligible
Inebriated
Devilish
Putative
Famished
Devilish
"Diabolical" and "devilish" are synonyms. "Putative" means presumed or supposed. "Eligible" means qualified, and "inebriated" is another word for intoxicated or drunk. "Famished" means starving.
Example Question #723 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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PUNITIVE
Legendary
Trifling
Fabled
Puerile
Punishing
Punishing
"Punitive" means "punishing." "Trifling" means trivial, unimportant. "Fabled" and "legendary" are synonyms. "Puerile" is another word for juvenile or immature.
Example Question #724 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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TACIT
Explicit
Unspoken
Ecstatic
Eligible
Jubilant
Unspoken
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
Example Question #725 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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INSUPERABLE
Zealous
Acrobatic
Repugnant
Insurmountable
Cheerful
Insurmountable
"Insuperable" is a synonym for "insurmountable," difficult to overcome. "Zealous" means impassioned, fervent. "Repugnant" means loathsome, vile. "Acrobatic" can mean literally like an acrobat or more figuratively skilled and flexible at physical feats. "Cheerful" is a synonym for "jolly" and "merry."
Example Question #726 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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EXTANT
Annihilated
Not destroyed
Exuberant
Myriad
Spectacular
Not destroyed
"Extant," which often describes archaeological or historical artifacts, means still in existence, "not destroyed." This is an antonym for "annihilated," or totally destroyed. "Myriad" means innumerable. "Spectacular" is a synonym for "stunning." "Exuberant" means overjoyed.
Example Question #727 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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DISCURSIVE
Digressive
Alabaster
Thwarted
Redundant
Gravid
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #728 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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DESPOTIC
Tyrannical
Archaic
Hopeful
Macabre
Tacit
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
Example Question #729 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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CELESTIAL
Macabre
Regal
Cosmic
Capacious
Spectral
Cosmic
"Celestial" means "cosmic" and particularly pertains to stars. "Spectral" means ghostly. "Regal" means royal and stately. "Capacious" means spacious or palatial.
Example Question #730 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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PARAMOUNT
Vital
Of little importance
Empirical
Of equivalent importance
Proportional
Vital
"Paramount" means of utmost importance, "vital," or integral. "Empirical" means able to be measured or based in evidence rather than, say, logic or intuition. "Proportional" means commensurate, corresponding.
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