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Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCREET
Confusing
Quiet
Individual
Rocky
Firm
Quiet
Someone who is "discreet" is capable of keeping a secret; cautious, careful, and quiet. Don't mix this up with "discrete," meaning individual or separate.
Example Question #124 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CEREBRAL
Intellectual
Pulchritudinous
Corpulent
Impassive
Comely
Intellectual
“Cerebral” is an adjective used to describe someone who is intellectual and rational. Corpulent means fat; comely means cute; pulchritudinous means beautiful; impassive means expressionless or devoid of emotion.
Example Question #125 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Prudent
Despised
Wasteful
Spendthrift
Wild
Prudent
“Frugal” is an adjective used to describe someone who is thrifty or prudent, someone who does not easily part with money. The answer choices “spendthrift” and “wasteful” are antonyms of “frugal.”
Example Question #1101 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ASCETIC
Ostentatious
Gregarious
Austere
Impoverished
Extravagant
Austere
“Ascetic” is an adjective used to describe the quality of living an austere life, focused on personal discipline and the rejection of material comforts. “Extravagant” and “ostentatious” are antonyms because they both describe the quality of showing wealth and living in luxury. "Gregarious" means very friendly; "impoverished" is somewhat similar in meaning to "ascetic" but "ascetic" implies a conscious choice to live a certain lifestyle, whereas "impoverished" indicates that material comforts are not rejected; rather they are simply not an option.
Example Question #125 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Thoughtful
Careless
Childish
Mature
Wizened
Childish
“Juvenile” is an adjective used to describe the youthful quality of something. It generally has a connotation of immaturity or childishness when used to describe people. The best answer choice here is therefore “childish.” Mature is an antonym, as is “wizened,” which describes the appearance of looking shriveled up.
Example Question #127 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPELLING
Courageous
Dull
Artisanal
Captivating
Unmotivated
Captivating
Compelling menas capturing interest, or captivating
Example Question #128 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Decorated
Harmful
Calculating
Thrifty
Colorless
Thrifty
Frugal and thrifty both mean not spending a lot of money.
Example Question #129 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRYPTIC
Flushed
Whimsical
Limited
Mysterious
Beneficial
Mysterious
Cryptic means mysterious. The root word 'crypticus' means hidden.
Example Question #1151 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NAIVE
Bitter
Delayed
Inexperienced
Digital
Primary
Inexperienced
Naïve means inexperienced or having a lack of judgment.
Example Question #1152 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRUDENT
Murky
Exclusive
Cautious
Outdated
Odorous
Cautious
Prudent means cautious or wise.
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