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Example Questions
Example Question #1446 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
stately
gigantic
melancholic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
sultry
perfected
insulting
cantankerous
tiny
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Forceful
Independent
Controversial
Persuasive
Rhetorical
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Formal
Talk
Local
Common
Silly
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Uncharacteristic
Mediocre
Terse
Unfortunate
Welcome
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Asinine
Impoverished
Acquiescent
Intellectual
Appropriate
Acquiescent
“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.
Example Question #124 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Bilateral
One-sided
Untitled
Entitled
Latitudinal
One-sided
"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.
Example Question #125 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISMAL
Clean
Dry
Bleak
Sterile
Arid
Bleak
"Dismal" and "bleak" are synonyms referring to a state of being inhospitable and dark (in all senses). Their meanings obviously have a negative connotation. "Clean" and "sterile" have definitions related to the idea of being free from dirt, mess, or (in the case of "sterile") germs. "Arid" and "dry" refer to areas that lack water
Example Question #126 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXOTIC
Reckless
Foreign
Intolerable
Merciful
Domestic
Foreign
Something "exotic" is strange or foreign. This is the opposite of "domestic." "Reckless" and "risky" are synonyms, as are "intolerable" and "insufferable." "Merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #127 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEBRIATED
Pessimistic
Militant
Intoxicated
Quarrelsome
Circuitous
Intoxicated
"Inebriated" means drunk or intoxicated. "Quarrelsome" means argumentative, which is also a synonym for "antagonistic." "Pessimistic" and "optimistic" are antonyms, as are "direct" and "circuitous." "Militant" means fanatical, overly zealous.
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