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Example Question #844 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESINOUS
Floral
Exacerbated
Sticky
Turgid
Capacious
Sticky
"Resin" is sticky brownish natural substance that oozes from trees (similar to sap). "Capacious" is a synonym for "roomy" or spacious. "Floral" is a synonym for "flowery." "Exacerbated" means made worse or more intense, and "turgid" means swollen or distended.
Example Question #845 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMORPHOUS
Winsome
Chartreuse
Penitent
Sordid
Shapeless
Shapeless
"Amorphous" means "shapeless" or formless, blobby. "Penitent" means repentant or contrite. "Chartreuse" is a vivid shade of yellowish green. "Winsome" is a synonym for visually attractive or appealing. "Sordid" means filthy or squalid.
Example Question #846 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPPERATING
Corrugated
Sonorous
Serpentine
Orotund
Rotting
Rotting
"Suppuration" is rot, pus, or oozing infectious material. "Serpentine" means winding or tortuous. "Orotund" and "sonorous" are synonyms that both mean harmonious or pleasant-sounding. "Corrugated" describes a ridged texture.
Example Question #847 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LILTING
Singsong
Waving
Twinkling
Sprinkling
Hangdog
Singsong
A "lilt" is a melodic rhythmic and falling in a voice that is characteristic to some languages and some individual speakers. A "sprinkle" is a light rain or dusting with liquid. "Undulating" is another word for waving gently, and "twinkling" is another word for sparkling. "Hangdog" means shamefaced, sheepish.
Example Question #848 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUMPTIOUS
Noxious
Equitable
Noisome
Delicious
Oblique
Delicious
"Scrumptious" means very "delicious." "Noisome" describes an extremely unpleasant or vile smell, and "noxious" similarly means toxic or highly unpleasant. These are both near antonyms for "scrumptious." "Equitable" means fair, balanced, or unbiased. "Oblique" is a synonym for "slanting."
Example Question #849 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDULATING
Shrieking
Wavy
Winsome
Wizened
Average
Wavy
"Undulating" means "wavy" and often describes a wavelike motion. "Average" means ordinary, not uncommon. A "shriek" is a high-pitched cry or scream. "Winsome" means attractive, and "wizened" means wrinkled and shriveled.
Example Question #850 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MINISCULE
Frigid
Gelid
Tawdry
Misunderstood
Tiny
Tiny
"Minuscule" means minute, tiny. "Gelid" and "frigid" are synonyms for very cold. "Tawdry" is another word for garish or flashy. "Misunderstood" is an antonym for "understood," of course.
Example Question #1641 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SIBILANT
Exquisite
Sonorous
Orotund
Hissing
Soporific
Hissing
"Sibilant" describes a "hissing" or snakelike noise. "Exquisite" means lovely and beautiful, and "soporific" is sleep-inducing. "Orotund" and "sonorous" are synonyms for pleasant sounding.
Example Question #1642 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLANGOROUS
Decadent
Cyan
Scrumptious
Burnished
Noisy
Noisy
"Clangorous" means "noisy," resonant, clanging. "Burnished" means polished, and "cyan" is a shade of blue. "Scrumptious" means absolutely delicious, and "decadent" means either depraved or luxurious and indulgent, as in a decadent chocolate cake.
Example Question #1643 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Pulchritudinous
Apparent
Minute
Miniscule
Spacious
Spacious
"Commodious" is a synonym for "spacious," roomy, or capacious. This is an antonym for "minute," which means minuscule or tiny. "Apparent" is another word for obvious or evident. "Pulchritudinous" is another word for visually beautiful.
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