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Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCURSIVE
Alabaster
Digressive
Redundant
Gravid
Thwarted
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #192 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPOTIC
Hopeful
Archaic
Macabre
Tyrannical
Tacit
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
Example Question #193 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Capacious
Spectral
Macabre
Cosmic
Regal
Cosmic
"Celestial" means "cosmic" and particularly pertains to stars. "Spectral" means ghostly. "Regal" means royal and stately. "Capacious" means spacious or palatial.
Example Question #194 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAMOUNT
Proportional
Of equivalent importance
Empirical
Vital
Of little importance
Vital
"Paramount" means of utmost importance, "vital," or integral. "Empirical" means able to be measured or based in evidence rather than, say, logic or intuition. "Proportional" means commensurate, corresponding.
Example Question #195 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Squeamish
Equivalent
Admonishing
Crucial
Conjectural
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #196 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Archaic
Torpid
Feverish
Tacit
Crucial
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #197 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Tantamount
Fundamental
Tangential
Banal
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #198 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Propitious
Laconic
Auspicious
Nomadic
Ancient
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #199 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Gauche
Adroit
Maritime
Refined
Unisex
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #200 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Verbose
Unethical
Salutary
Pleonastic
Vicarious
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
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