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Example Question #1331 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Fortuituous
Feral
Honest
False
Truthful
False
"Illusory" means deceptive or false. Honest and Truthful are the antonyms of Illusory. Fortuitous means to be lucky, and Feral means to be wild. Both of these words have no relation to Illusory in this context.
Example Question #1374 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Naive
Ostentatious
Wealthy
Quarrelsome
Shiny
Wealthy
Opulent means wealthy.
Example Question #1332 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEFUNCT
Blunt
Terrible
Hard of hearing
Stupid
Non-working
Non-working
Something that is "defunct" is no longer in use or no longer capable of being used or done; something that is it is non-working.
Example Question #1333 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Feeling down
Second wind
Running late
Wide awake
Passed out
Passed out
“Comatose” is an adjective that describes someone in a state of exhaustion or who cannot function. The expression that best matches “comatose” is “passed out.” Energetic and feeling “wide awake” are antonyms of “comatose.”
Example Question #1377 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Passive
Small
Sharp
Mysterious
Winding
Sharp
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Example Question #1334 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOLATILE
Vile
Melodious
Precocious
Changeable
Sentimental
Changeable
Volatile means changeable. It also means explosive.
Example Question #1335 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAVORABLE
Jaunty
Approving
Reticent
Sturdy
Meticulous
Approving
Favorable means expressing approval, or approving.
Example Question #1336 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INOPERABLE
Untreatable
Selective
Disagreeable
Tone-deaf
Forested
Untreatable
Inoperable means unable to be operated on, or untreatable.
Example Question #1337 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DORMANT
Advanced
Rainy
Crisp
Glossy
Inactive
Inactive
"Dormant" means inactive or asleep. The Latin root word, "dormire," means to sleep.
Example Question #1338 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIABLE
Musty
Durable
Defined
Responsible
Aggressive
Responsible
"Liable" means legally responsible. The root word, "lier," means to bind.
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