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Example Question #2201 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Calm
Affordable
Delayed
Modest
Insignificant
Insignificant
Trivial means insignificant.
Example Question #1021 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPREHENSIVE
Threatening
Wandering
Hesitant
Blatant
Inclusive
Inclusive
Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.
Example Question #1022 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REQUISITE
Optional
Required
Mortified
Decorated
Conversational
Required
“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3101 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERATIVE
Inferior
Ambitious
Dismissive
Necessary
Enchanting
Necessary
"Imperative" means absolutely necessary or unavoidable.
Example Question #1032 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPULSORY
Required
Communicative
Effective
Genuine
Dorsal
Required
"Compulsory" means "required," or mandatory.
Example Question #2351 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Magnetic
Testy
Careful
Frivolous
Splendid
Frivolous
Trivial and frivolous both mean petty and superficial.
Example Question #1033 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARCANE
Charming
Mysterious
Purposeful
Moody
Recent
Mysterious
"Arcane" means understood by few, mysterious.
Example Question #1034 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CRYPTIC
Apparent
Mysterious
Evident
Palpable
Obvious
Mysterious
“Cryptic” means enigmatic or mysterious. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all antonyms of cryptic and synonyms of one another.
Example Question #1035 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERITABLE
Dubious
Legitimate
Fair-weather
Doubtful
Capricious
Legitimate
The word "veritable" is most similar in meaning to "legitimate" and relates an object's authentic nature. The other words do not share this meaning. Some of the answer choices are, in fact, antonyms of "veritable."
Example Question #1036 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUTHORITATIVE
Authorial
Official
Awe-inspiring
Authentic
Autumnal
Official
"Authoritative" and "official" are synonyms. They refer to an object's standing or reputation as being of the highest official or institutional caliber. The other words might appear similar but do not have closely related meanings. "Authorial" refers to the something (usually intention) pertaining to an author.
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