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Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCENDIARY
Flammable
Precarious
Fastidious
Instantaneous
Sinewy
Flammable
"Incendiary" means flammable, combustible, likely to catch on fire. It can also be used to describe comments and statements, in which case it means provocative, likely to cause a passionate reaction. Additionally, "precarious" means dangerous; "fastidious" means hard to please, obsessive; "sinewy" means strong, muscular and brawny; "instantaneous" means occurring in an instant.
Example Question #83 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CENSORIOUS
Fatuous
Facile
Academic
Hypercritical
Dulcet
Hypercritical
"Censorious" means overly critical. "Academic" describes institutionalized study, usually at a university. "Dulcet" means mellifluous or sweet sounding. "Fatuous" is another word for "silly," and "facile" is a synonym for "simplistic" or superficial.
Example Question #196 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITE
Penitent
Asinine
Fallacious
Erratic
Onerous
Penitent
"Contrite" means "penitent," repentant, or sorry. "Fallacious" means erroneous or false. "Asinine" is another word for stupid or idiotic. "Erratic" is a synonym for "unpredictable." "Onerous" is a synonym for "laborious" or difficult.
Example Question #197 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VULNERABLE
Defenseless
Prudent
Rash
Potent
Solicitous
Defenseless
"Vulnerable" means "defenseless," powerless, or helpless. This is an antonym for "potent," or powerful. "Rash" is a synonym for "reckless" and an antonym for "prudent" or cautious. "Solicitous" means concerned and caring.
Example Question #198 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNFLAPPABLE
Eremitic
Somnolent
imperturbable
Laudatory
Gravid
imperturbable
"Imperturbable" and "unflappable" both mean unable to be upset easily. "Somnolent" means sleepy, and "gravid" means pregnant (literally or figuratively). "Laudatory" is another word for congratulatory or praiseworthy. "Eremitic" is another word for reclusive, solitary.
Example Question #199 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCILIATORY
Placatory
Crucial
Winsome
Integral
Penurious
Placatory
"Conciliatory" means "placatory" or appeasing. "Crucial" means essential, as does integral. "Winsome" is a synonym for "attractive." "Penurious" means impoverished, penniless.
Example Question #200 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERTERBABLE
Composed
Eloquent
Spurious
Confounded
Obsequious
Composed
"Imperturbable" means calm, "composed," unable to be shaken. "Obsequious" means fawning or flattering, and "spurious" means false or fictitious. "Eloquent" means articulate and fluent. "Confounded" means bewildered.
Example Question #89 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOLICITOUS
Concerned
Sordid
Innocuous
Ingenuous
Seditious
Concerned
"Solicitous" means concerned and caring. "Ingenuous" means naive and childlike, while "innocuous" means harmless. "Seditious" is a synonym for "treasonous." "Sordid" is a synonym for "filthy."
Example Question #90 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDULGENT
Terrifying
Opulent
Debilitated
Instructive
Lenient
Lenient
"Indulgent" means "lenient," liberal, permissive. "Instructive" is a synonym for "instructional" or educational. "Terrifying" means very frightening. "Debilitated" means extremely weakened, enervated. "Opulent" means lavish, luxurious, and rich.
Example Question #991 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIXOTIC
Immanent
Foreign
Distraught
Pessimistic
Idealistic
Idealistic
"Quixotic," a word taken from the Spanish novel Don Quixote, means "idealistic" (often hopelessly or foolishly so). This is a near antonym for "pessimistic." "Foreign" means strange or exotic. "Distraught" is a synonym for "distressed," and "immanent" is a synonym for "inherent."
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