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Example Question #195 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Crucial
Conjectural
Admonishing
Squeamish
Equivalent
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #196 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Torpid
Feverish
Tacit
Crucial
Archaic
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #197 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Fundamental
Tangential
Tantamount
Banal
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #198 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Ancient
Auspicious
Nomadic
Propitious
Laconic
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #199 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Maritime
Adroit
Gauche
Refined
Unisex
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #200 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Verbose
Salutary
Pleonastic
Vicarious
Unethical
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
calmly
truthfully
reluctantly
passionately
rapidly
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
disappointing
maliciously
solely
trifling
politely
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUNDLY
Cheerfully
Emphatically
Openly
Falsely
Marginally
Emphatically
"Roundly" means done in an emphatic or vehement way.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICIOUSLY
Vicinity
Heart-rending
Visibly
Invincible
Ferociously
Ferociously
"Viciously" and "ferociously" are synonymous adverbs describing a savage, violent or destructive way of performing an action, attacking viciously, for example. The other words do not share this meaning. In fact, some of the other answer choices are not even adverbs.
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