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Example Question #1251 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EREMITIC
Impartial
Genial
Depraved
Cordial
Solitary
Solitary
"Eremitic" means "solitary," reclusive, or hermit-like. "Genial" means personable, affable, as does "cordial." "Impartial" is a synonym for "unbiased." "Depraved" is a synonym for "corrupt" or dissolute.
Example Question #1252 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBDURATE
Profligate
Compliant
Pliant
Surreptitious
Stubborn
Stubborn
"Obdurate" is another word for "stubborn," inflexible, or intransigent. This is an antonym for "compliant," or obedient. "Pliant" similarly means pliable, flexible, or elastic. "Profligate" means wasteful or spendthrift. "Surreptitious" means sly, sneaky.
Example Question #1253 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESUMPTUOUS
Brazen
Succinct
Erudite
Enigmatic
Garish
Brazen
To be "presumptuous" is to be bold and "brazen." "Enigmatic" means mysterious, and "erudite" means scholarly. "Succinct" means terse, concise, laconic. "Garish" is another word for "tawdry" or gaudy.
Example Question #1254 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHLEGMATIC
Effervescent
Insufferable
Stolid
Frigid
Laconic
Stolid
"Phlegmatic" and "stolid" both mean calm, composed, and imperturbable. "Insufferable" means intolerable, and "laconic" means terse or succinct. "Effervescent" means bubbly, either literally or in terms of someone's personality. "Frigid" means very cold.
Example Question #1255 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPIGRAMMATIC
Pithy
Haughty
Supercilious
Seamless
Prolix
Pithy
"Epigrammatic" means "pithy" or concise. This is an antonym for "prolix," or verbose. "Supercilious" is another word for haughty or stuck up. "Seamless" means smooth, continuous, lacking gaps or bumps.
Example Question #1256 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUGILISTIC
Suave
Belligerent
Assiduous
Excitable
Sedulous
Belligerent
A "pugilist" is a fighter, so another word for "pugilistic" is "belligerent," aggressive. "Suave" means sophisticated, and "assiduous" means sedulous or hardworking. "Excitable" is another word for volatile or high-strung.
Example Question #1257 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SANGUINE
Enervated
Cheerful
Shy
Indefatigable
Gregarious
Cheerful
"Sanguine" means "cheerful," optimistic. "Indefatigable" means untiring. This is a near antonym for "enervated," or weakened and debilitated. "Gregarious" is another word for outgoing, which is an antonym for "shy."
Example Question #1258 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONNIVING
Conspiratorial
Bashful
Gleeful
Linguistic
Perfidious
Conspiratorial
"Conniving" is a synonym for "conspiratorial." While the act of "conniving" may involve "treacherous" (perfidious) plans, the words are not synonymous. "Bashful" is another word for shy. "Linguistic" is the adjective form of language. "Gleeful" means exuberant.
Example Question #1259 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPETUOUS
Haughty
Maudlin
Rash
Pusillanimous
Bestial
Rash
The adjective "impetuous" means done too quickly without proper care or consideration, rash, impulsive, reckless. Additionally, "maudlin" means overly serious and sentimental; "haughty" means proud, arrogant and brash; "bestial" means savage (like a beast); "pusillanimous" means cowardly, timid.
Example Question #1251 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMENABLE
Laconic
Iconic
Cooperative
Drastic
Labyrinthine
Cooperative
The adjective "amenable" is used to describe someone who is cooperative and agreeable, open to a suggestion and capable of being persuaded to do something. Additionally, "labyrinthine" means maze-like, puzzling; "laconic" means brief, not long-lasting; "iconic" means widely-recognized and well-regarded; "drastic" means extreme and desperate.
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