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Example Question #2154 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
UNDERSTOOD
Relayed
Tacit
Confounded
Purported
Adjunct
Tacit
The word "understood" means implied but not stated. "Tacit" is the best answer choice because it has a similar definition: understood without being openly expressed. Considering the other choices, "confound" means to surprise or confuse, "purport" means to profess or claim, "relay" means to deliver (as in "to relay a message"), and "adjunct" means something that is added to something else but is unessential.
Example Question #981 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLATANT
Patent
Terrible
Expected
Blaring
Subtle
Patent
"Blatant" is an adjective meaning done in a shameless manner when referring to bad behavior, and overt and obvious in other instances. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like obvious. Since "patent" can mean obvious when used as an adjective, "patent" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "blatant" and the correct answer.
Example Question #982 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAR-FETCHED
Proportionate
Expected
Operational
Languishing
Improbable
Improbable
“Far-fetched” is an adjective that means implausible, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like unlikely. That means that “expected” cannot be the correct answer, because “expected” means thought of as likely to occur, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “far-fetched.” “Improbable,” however, is an adjective that means either not likely to occur or be true, and because “improbable” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “far-fetched,” “improbable” is the correct answer.
Example Question #983 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDING
Ponderous
Considerate
Noteworthy
Benevolent
Puzzling
Puzzling
“Confounding” means confusing or puzzling, so "puzzling" is the correct answer. For clarification, "ponderous" means very slow or overelaborate; "noteworthy" means significant; "benevolent" means possessing a good or virtuous nature; and "considerate" means thoughtful.
Example Question #2302 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTENTIOUS
renowned
controversial
remarkable
forgiving
ill-timed
controversial
"Contentious" means likely to cause argument, or controversial.
Example Question #984 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIABLE
Tremendous
Influential
Feasible
Manifold
Courageous
Feasible
"Viable" means realistic and capable of meeting with success, or "feasible."
Example Question #2161 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALIENT
Significant
Flavorful
Salty
Corporeal
Elegant
Significant
“Salient” means significant or noticeable. For clarification, "corporeal" means concerning bodily things (especially in contrast to spiritual things) and "elegant" means sophisticated and graceful.
Example Question #2162 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIMPID
Ornery
Laconic
Lucid
Intrepid
Listless
Lucid
Something expressed in a “limpid” way is expressed clearly and lucidly and easily understood. So the correct answer is “lucid” which also means clear. For clarification, "listless" means lacking energy; "laconic" means terse or brief; "ornery" means irritable or bad-tempered; "intrepid" means adventurous.
Example Question #2163 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Risky
Timid
Cloudy
Intelligible
Insane
Intelligible
"Lucid" means expressed clearly, or intelligible.
Example Question #2164 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Mystified
Mandatory
Clear
Healthy
Shameful
Clear
"Lucid" means clear.
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