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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITOUS.
Flippant
Impressionable
Nowhere
Obdurate
Everywhere
Everywhere
If something is “ubiquitous” it appears everywhere and is commonplace. For clarification, "impressionable" means easily influenced by external stimuli; "obdurate" means stubborn; "flippant" means showing disrespect, not taking something seriously enough.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AJAR
covering up
thrilled
slightly open
cracked
musical
slightly open
"Ajar" means slightly open.
Example Question #1056 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VAST.
Aloof
Miniscule
Accountable
Underwhelming
Enormous
Enormous
“Vast” means very big or enormous. For clarification, miniscule means very small and is an antonym of “vast”; aloof means distant or shy; accountable means responsible, able to be held responsible for something.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
foreshadowing
heavenly
musical
particular
magical
heavenly
"Celestial" means relating to the sky, or heavenly.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DOMESTIC
home
theater
industry
animal
travel
home
"Domestic" means relating to the home or the nation.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESOLATE
Ambitious
Belligerent
Passive
Rash
Deserted
Deserted
"Desolate" means "deserted" or lacking in people or inhabitants. "Ambitious" means determined to succeed in the future. "Passive" means submissive or not engaged in what is happening. "Belligerent" means aggressive or warlike. "Rash" means reckless or not careful.
Example Question #2233 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PALATIAL
Nasty
Local
Delicious
Opaque
Luxurious
Luxurious
Palatial means resembling a palace or when describing a building or room, large, like a palace. "Luxurious" means comfortable and wealthy, so "luxurious" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "palatial." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "palatial": "delicious" means tasting good, "opaque" means not transparent, "local" means from a nearby area, and "nasty" means gross or unpleasant.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STREWN
Improved
Abused
Coalesced
Used
Scattered
Scattered
“Strewn" means scattered around untidily, so "scattered" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1062 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FECUND
Fertile
Corpulent
Spherical
Intelligent
Baleful
Fertile
“Fecund” means fertile or capable of producing many children, so "fertile" is the correct answer. For clarification, "spherical" means round, shaped like a sphere; "corpulent" means fat; "baleful" means menacing; and "intelligent" means smart.
Example Question #1062 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCRETE
Imaginative
Malignant
Serious
Separate
Flowery
Separate
"Discrete" and "separate" are both words to describe things that are distinctive from one another.
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