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Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Silly
Talk
Formal
Common
Local
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Unfortunate
Welcome
Mediocre
Terse
Uncharacteristic
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Intellectual
Acquiescent
Asinine
Appropriate
Impoverished
Acquiescent
“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.
Example Question #124 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Untitled
Entitled
Latitudinal
Bilateral
One-sided
One-sided
"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.
Example Question #125 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISMAL
Bleak
Sterile
Arid
Dry
Clean
Bleak
"Dismal" and "bleak" are synonyms referring to a state of being inhospitable and dark (in all senses). Their meanings obviously have a negative connotation. "Clean" and "sterile" have definitions related to the idea of being free from dirt, mess, or (in the case of "sterile") germs. "Arid" and "dry" refer to areas that lack water
Example Question #126 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXOTIC
Reckless
Domestic
Merciful
Foreign
Intolerable
Foreign
Something "exotic" is strange or foreign. This is the opposite of "domestic." "Reckless" and "risky" are synonyms, as are "intolerable" and "insufferable." "Merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #127 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEBRIATED
Pessimistic
Circuitous
Quarrelsome
Intoxicated
Militant
Intoxicated
"Inebriated" means drunk or intoxicated. "Quarrelsome" means argumentative, which is also a synonym for "antagonistic." "Pessimistic" and "optimistic" are antonyms, as are "direct" and "circuitous." "Militant" means fanatical, overly zealous.
Example Question #128 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EVOCATIVE
Redolent
Clumsy
Graceful
Abrupt
Tasteless
Redolent
"Evocative" and "redolent" are synonyms. "Graceful" means elegant or fluid, and "tasteless" is the opposite of tasteful. "Clumsy" means physically awkward, and "abrupt" means sudden.
Example Question #129 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREFATORY
Introductory
Convivial
Arboreal
Garrulous
Loquacious
Introductory
A "preface" is a type of introduction, so something "prefatory" would be "introductory." "Garrulous" and "loquacious" are two synonyms for talkative. "Convivial" means cheerful. "Arboreal" is a word used to describe trees (think of Arbor Day).
Example Question #130 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAMISHED
Ravenous
Pugnacious
Forthcoming
Imminent
Hideous
Ravenous
"Famished" means super hungry. "Hideous" means extremely ugly, and "pugnacious" means combative. "Imminent" means impending, approaching, or forthcoming.
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