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Example Question #107 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GERMANE
Jealous
Relevant
Discerning
Crusty
Touchy
Relevant
“Germane” means relevant, so "relevant" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “germane”. “Touchy” means easily upset. “Discerning” means perceptive. “Jealous” means envious. “Crusty” means having a crisp or hard outer layer or covering.
Example Question #1391 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GERMANE
Considerable
Irrelevant
Unimportant
Pertinent
Important
Pertinent
"Germane" is an adjective that means relevant to the topic of discussion, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like relevant. While both "important" and "pertinent" may look like potentially correct answer choices, "important" does not mean relevant, while "pertinent" means relevant. Because "pertinent" is the closest synonym of "germane" amongst the listed answer choices, it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1392 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROFANE
Difficult
Indecent
Unwieldy
Rebellious
Furious
Indecent
"Profane" means secular, disrespectful, or "indecent."
Example Question #1393 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEWD
Vulgar
Shining
Untied
Limber
Particular
Vulgar
"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."
Example Question #1394 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABERRANT
Clamorous
Inflected
Deviant
Playful
Ill
Deviant
"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.
Example Question #1395 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Indecisive
Slanderous
Equal
Fanciful
Sustained
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #1396 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Superficial
Dissimilar
Related
Unfriendly
Superior
Related
The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.
Example Question #2191 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Upset
Excused
Flexible
Burdened
Maligned
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
intact
loose
determined
damaged
frosty
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #2192 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Antique
Informal
Collectible
Radiant
Harsh
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
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