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Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
WOEFUL
Destitute
Stalwart
Shabby
Courageous
Morose
Morose
"Woeful" means full of woe, or very sad, so "morose," an adjective that means miserable, glum, or irritable, is the correct answer. "Courageous" means brave. "Stalwart" means strong and reliable. "Destitute" means poor and impoverished. "Shabby" means run-down or in a very bad condition.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANT
Developed
Listless
Friendly
Green
Moving
Moving
“Poignant” means emotionally painful. It can also mean to the point or piercing. So, "moving," which can mean evoking emotion, is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “poignant”. “Developed” means matured or progressed. “Green” is the color of grass. “Friendly” means kind or welcoming. “Listless” means lacking energy.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GIDDY
Destroyed
Stable
Young
Accelerating
Flighty
Flighty
"Giddy" means excitable or frivolous. Similarly, the correct answer "flighty" means easily excited or lacking stability. The other choices do not have similar definitions: "accelerating" means speeding up; "young" means juvenile; "stable" means not often changing; and "destroyed" means spoiled, wrecked, or defeated.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLACID
Dull
Placated
Tranquil
Gregarious
Candid
Tranquil
"Placid" is an adjective that means not easily perturbed or excited when referring to a sentient living thing; it can also mean peaceful and calm, and is often used this way to describe bodies of water. While "dull" might seem like a good potential synonym for "placid," "dull" actually means boring or not sharp, so it doesn't mean the same thing that "placid" does. "Tranquil," however, means calm, and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "placid," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NONPLUSSED
Apathetic
Genial
Surprised
Untrustworthy
Controlled
Surprised
"Nonplussed" means surprised and bewildered, so "surprised" is the correct answer.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGHAST
Horrified
Cerebral
Scornful
Ghostly
Jubilant
Horrified
If you are “aghast," you are horrified, so "horrified" is the correct answer. For clarification, "cerebral" means intelligent or brainy; "jubilant" means very happy; "scornful" means negative and insulting; and "ghostly" means spectral or like a phantom.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Spiritual
Engaged
Jolly
Fanatic
Obese
Jolly
"Merry" is used to describe someone or something that is happy and pleasant. One might write, "His neighbors adored his merry, upbeat attitude."
Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Excessive
Sullen
Jocular
Wise
Apathetic
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Snobbish
Challenging
Corresponding
Uninterested
Peaceful
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #142 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Energetic
Disastrous
Charged
Distant
Substantial
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
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