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Example Question #2171 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPERFLUOUS
Diversified
Extra
Ornate
Articulate
Timid
Extra
Superfluous means more than is necessary. Thus, the correct answer choice is "extra."
Example Question #2172 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROFOUND
Forgotten
Insistent
Deep
Calm
Glib
Deep
Profound means wise, intense, or deep.
Example Question #2172 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPLICIT
Corrupt
Suggested
Finicky
Transient
Melodious
Suggested
Implicit means implied but not plainly expressed, or suggested.
Example Question #2173 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPLAUSIBLE
Transparent
Random
Inconsistent
Unlikely
Wet
Unlikely
Implausible means not seeming reasonable, or unlikely.
Example Question #2174 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTROVERSIAL
Disputed
Diverse
Revolutionary
Unhealthy
Boring
Disputed
Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.
Example Question #2175 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Fallible
Adequate
Inadequate
Accurate
Mistaken
Mistaken
“Erroneous” is an adjective that describes a mistaken or incorrect belief. “Accurate” is an antonym. "Fallible" means imperfect.
Example Question #2176 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUDICIOUS
Sensible
Useful
Useless
Ignorant
Foolish
Sensible
“Judicious” is an adjective used to describe a decision that is sensible, wise and carefully thought out. A “judicious” decision has an underlying objective to ensure security and avoid trouble. “Foolish” and “ignorant” are antonyms.
Example Question #2178 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Wrong
Grammatical
Tiny
Wistful
Lyrical
Wrong
Erroneous means wrong.
Example Question #2177 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYNTHETIC
Comfortable
Challenging
Artificial
Peaceful
Layered
Artificial
Synthetic means made from a chemical imitation, or artificial.
Example Question #2178 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELIRIOUS
Incoherent
Comprehensible
Comprehensive
Asleep
Insistent
Incoherent
“Delirious” is an adjective that means either “in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “in a disturbed state of mind characterized by incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement.” That means that “comprehensible” cannot be the correct answer, because “comprehensible” means “able to be understood; intelligible,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “delirious.” “Incoherent,” however, is an adjective that means “unable to speak intelligibly” when describing a person. Because “incoherent” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “delirious,” “incoherent” is the correct answer.
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