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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
Joy-inducing
Plain
Sleep-inducing
Tacit
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
Putative
Eligible
Inebriated
Famished
Devilish
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
Punishing
Puerile
Legendary
Trifling
Fabled
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
Unspoken
Eligible
Jubilant
Ecstatic
Explicit
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
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSUPERABLE
Repugnant
Cheerful
Acrobatic
Zealous
Insurmountable
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
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTANT
Myriad
Annihilated
Not destroyed
Spectacular
Exuberant
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
Redundant
Thwarted
Alabaster
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
Archaic
Macabre
Hopeful
Tacit
Tyrannical
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
Cosmic
Spectral
Regal
Capacious
Macabre
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
Of little importance
Vital
Proportional
Of equivalent importance
Empirical
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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