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Example Question #143 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Isolated
Hurried
Joyful
Adopted
Candid
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #144 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Sheer
Ultimate
Bespectacled
Rigid
Hopeless
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #145 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Seasonal
Courtly
Friendly
Proper
Stuffy
Friendly
"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.
Example Question #146 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Delicious
Ravenous
Explicit
Indignant
Edible
Ravenous
"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.
Example Question #147 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Stagnant
Unenthusiastic
Scalding
Frigid
Invested
Unenthusiastic
You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.
Example Question #936 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Enthusiastic
Quiet
Curved
Gloomy
Observant
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Example Question #1695 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKEPTICAL
Agreeable
Fetid
Ready
Doubting
Quirky
Doubting
Skeptical means having doubt.
Example Question #148 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Splattered
Hoodwinked
Excluded
Overwhelmed
Enraged
Enraged
Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITE
Discreet
Diminutive
Remorseful
Transparent
Dignified
Remorseful
Contrite means remorseful and filled with the desire to repent.
Example Question #902 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IRATE
Longitudinal
Melancholy
Legal
Furious
Rapid
Furious
Irate means very angry or furious.
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