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Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SENSATIONAL
Garrulous
Muted
Tactile
Thought-provoking
Shocking
Shocking
Sensational means causing great public excitement, or shocking.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOLATILE
Mercurial
Charismatic
Bothersome
Seasoned
Stoic
Mercurial
“Volatile” is an adjective that can mean “easily evaporated” when referring to a substance, “liable to change rapidly and unpredictably,” or when describing a person, “displaying rapid changes of emotion.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “easily evaporated,” “changing rapidly,” or “rapid change of emotion.” That means that “stoic” cannot be the correct answer, because “stoic” means “enduring hardship without showing one’s feelings,” a meaning very distant from that of “volatile.” “Mercurial,” however, is an adjective that can mean “subject to unpredictable changes of mood or mind” when describing a person, and because “mercurial” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “volatile,” “mercurial” is the correct answer.
Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENSIVE
Thoughtful
Verifiable
Hurried
Sociable
Uplifting
Thoughtful
"Pensive" means thoughtful or reflective. The root wood, "pensare," means to consider.
Example Question #156 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENT
Rebellious
Malignant
Passionate
Dominant
Plausible
Passionate
"Vehement" means passionate or angry.
Example Question #157 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABJECT
Miserable
Heavy
Unforgettable
Erroneous
Scared
Miserable
"Abject" means utterly hopeless or miserable.
Example Question #158 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PETULANT
Gifted
Logical
Irritable
Delicious
Unsound
Irritable
"Petulant" means irritable or impatient.
Example Question #159 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Uninterested
Motivated
Aggressive
Ignorant
Lawless
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means uninterested or indifferent.
Example Question #160 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELATED
Delicious
Saddened
Joyful
Tedious
Immediate
Joyful
"Elated" means very happy or overjoyed.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUBILANT
Stalwart
Morose
Joyful
Juvenile
Lavish
Joyful
"Jubilant" means joyful.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HISTRIONIC
Dull
Dramatic
Tedious
Historical
Ancient
Dramatic
"Histrionic" means extremely dramatic.
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