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Example Question #1441 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOMNOLENT
Peachy
Stringent
Exquisite
Sleepy
Potent
Sleepy
"Somnolent" and "sleepy" are synonyms. "Exquisite" means beautiful and elegant. "Potent" is a synonym for powerful, and "peachy" is a synonym for fine. "Stringent" means strict and severe.
Example Question #1442 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEROGATORY
Commendable
Censorious
Terrestrial
Disparaging
Celestial
Disparaging
"Derogatory" means disrespectful, "disparaging," and demeaning. "Censorious" means very critical, and "commendable" means praiseworthy. "Celestial" means heavenly and is a near antonym for "terrestrial," or earthly.
Example Question #1443 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APT
Blustery
Delicious
Unfitting
Frank
Apposite
Apposite
"Apt" is another word for "apposite" or suitable. This is an antonym for "unfitting." "Delicious" means very good tasting, and "blustery" is another word for windy. "Frank" means forthright and candid.
Example Question #1444 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORBIDDING
Witty
Crafty
Welcoming
Threatening
Iconic
Threatening
"Forbidding" means uninviting or threatening. This is an antonym for "welcoming." "Witty" means humorously intelligent, and "crafty" means clever and devious. "Iconic" is a synonym for classic; it can also mean related or pertaining to a religious icon.
Example Question #1445 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCATHING
Autumnal
Lively
Abysmal
Harvested
Blistering
Blistering
"Scathing" means biting, severe, and "blistering." "Abysmal" means dreadful or terrible, and "lively" means animated. "Autumnal" is an adjective for autumn or fall.
Example Question #1446 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORPID
Illogical
Legendary
Improvised
Sluggish
Elaborate
Sluggish
"Torpid" is another word for "sluggish" or lethargic. "Elaborate" means very complex and intricate. "Improvised" means unplanned or spontaneous. "Illogical" is an antonym for "logical," and "legendary" is a synonym for fabled or storied.
Example Question #1447 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSAILABLE
Immutable
Erratic
Voluminous
Intractable
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
The verb "assail" means attack, so the adjective "assailable" means able to be attacked, susceptible to attack. This is closest in meaning to "vulnerable." Additionally, "immutable" means fixed, never-changing; "voluminous" means large, vast, having a lot of volume; "intractable" means stubborn, obstinate, refusing to change one's mind; "erratic" means unreliable, inconsistent.
Example Question #1448 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDISCRIMINATE
Organized
Verbose
Random
Firm
False
Random
The adjective "indiscriminate" means not selective, done randomly without any consideration. Additionally, "verbose" means (of writing or speech) wordy, overly complicated.
Example Question #1449 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENURIOUS
Propitious
Auspicious
Impoverished
Emblematic
Ignominious
Impoverished
"Penury" is extreme poverty. "Ignominy" means shame and humiliation, and "emblematic" means symbolic. "Propitious" and "auspicious" are synonyms that both mean favorable and promising.
Example Question #1450 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACONIC
Apposite
Mercurial
Terse
Tasteless
Slothful
Terse
"Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" or brief. "Mercurial" is a synonym for "capricious," and "apposite" means apt. "Tasteless" and "tasteful" are antonyms, "slothful" and "indolent" are synonyms.
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