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Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEWD
Untied
Shining
Vulgar
Particular
Limber
Vulgar
"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."
Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABERRANT
Inflected
Ill
Deviant
Clamorous
Playful
Deviant
"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.
Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Indecisive
Sustained
Equal
Slanderous
Fanciful
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #114 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Related
Unfriendly
Superficial
Dissimilar
Superior
Related
The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.
Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Burdened
Excused
Maligned
Flexible
Upset
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
intact
loose
determined
damaged
frosty
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Informal
Antique
Radiant
Harsh
Collectible
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
gigantic
stately
volatile
melancholic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
perfected
cantankerous
tiny
insulting
sultry
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #117 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Forceful
Independent
Controversial
Persuasive
Rhetorical
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
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