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Example Question #2563 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPUGNANT
Fatuous
Variegated
Creative
Responsible
Vile
Vile
"Repugnant" means disgusting, loathsome, or "vile." "Responsible" means dutiful, and "variegated" means striped or splotched with various colors. "Creative" is a synonym for "imaginative," and "fatuous" is a synonym for "silly," foolish.
Example Question #2564 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCURRILOUS
Excruciating
Rotund
Infected
Tumescent
Libelous
Libelous
"Scurrilous" means scandalously untrue or "libelous" and usually describes rumors or speech. "Excruciating' means very painful. "Tumescent" means swollen or distended, and "rotund" means plump and round. "Infected" is another word for festering.
Example Question #2565 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOTLEY
Disparate
Malcontent
Famished
Fallacious
Tenuous
Disparate
"Disparate" is an adjective meaning essentially different in kind. "Motley" is a synonym, meaning varied in appearance or character, and is the best answer. "Fallacious" means based on a mistaken belief, "famished" means extremely hungry, "malcontent" means dissatisfied and complaining, and "tenuous" means very weak or slight.
Example Question #2566 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSIENT
Momentous
Fleeting
Tempestuous
Nimble
Duplicitous
Fleeting
"Transient" is an adjective meaning lasting for a short time. "Fleeting" is a synonym, also describing something brief in nature. "Tempestuous" means characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotions, "momentous" means of great importance, "nimble" means quick and light in movement, and "duplicitous" means deceitful.
Example Question #2421 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MULTITUDINOUS
Formidable
Germane
Myriad
Jejune
Daunting
Myriad
Used an an adjective, "myriad" means many, multitudinous, and innumerable. "Daunting" and "formidable" are synonyms. "Jejune" means uninteresting, while "germane" means relevant to the topic at hand.
Example Question #2422 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RISIBLE
Laughable
Irascible
Plaintive
Petulant
Heroic
Laughable
"Risible" is a synonym for "laughable" or humorous. "Plaintive" means mournful, sad, or pathetic. "Heroic" means brave and valiant. "Irascible" is a synonym for "irritable," as is "petulant."
Example Question #2423 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESAGED
Foreseen
Empirical
Lucrative
Parsimonious
Remunerative
Foreseen
"Presaged" means "foreseen," foretold, or predicted. "Lucrative" and "remunerative" are synonyms. "Parsimonious" is another word for stingy or miserly. "Empirical" means based in evidence (as opposed to based in logic or intuition).
Example Question #2424 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DROLL
Lissome
Veracious
Prolix
Craven
Humorous
Humorous
"Droll" means "humorous" or comical. "Lissome" is another word for supple, lithe, and graceful. "Craven" means abject, cowardly, or feeble. "Prolix" is a synonym for verbose or overly wordy. "Veracious" means truthful, honest.
Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PICARESQUE
Insuperable
Assiduous
Meritorious
Episodic
Myriad
Episodic
"Picaresque," which is often used in a literary context, describes something that occurs in many episodes, often humorous ones. "Myriad" means many or innumerable. "Insuperable" is another word for overwhelming, impossible to overcome. "Meritorious" means praiseworthy, commendable. "Assiduous" means diligent and hardworking.
Example Question #2576 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERACIOUS
Exigent
Truthful
Excruciating
Apocryphal
Ravenous
Truthful
"Veracious" means "truthful," accurate. It's easy to confuse this word with "voracious," which means ravenous, insatiable. "Apocryphal," which means false or fictitious, is an antonym for "veracious." "Excruciating" means extremely painful, and "exigent" means urgent.
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