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Example Questions
Example Question #2181 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Miserly
Calming
Convincing
Immense
Evasive
Convincing
"Cogent" means convincing or compelling.
Example Question #2182 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPURIOUS
False
Servile
Fluent
Comparable
Representative
False
"Spurious" means false.
Example Question #2325 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FACETIOUS
Disobedient
Humorous
Imminent
Visible
Overused
Humorous
"Facetious" means amusing or not meant to be taken seriously. The best answer choice is humorous.
Example Question #2326 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Prudent
Truthful
Deceptive
Fertile
Impoverished
Deceptive
"Illusory" means deceptive.
Example Question #1011 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNEQUIVOCAL
Clear
Roaring
Edited
Ripe
Anticipated
Clear
"Unequivocal" means clear, or having only one possible meaning.
Example Question #2183 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARCANE
Secret
Bunched
Expansive
Wistful
Pale
Secret
"Arcane" means secret, mysterious, or understood by very few people. The Latin root word, "arcanus," means secret or hidden.
Example Question #2331 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTRUSE
Gloomy
Slurred
Gifted
Incomprehensible
Decadent
Incomprehensible
"Abstruse" means hard to understand. The best answer choice is "incomprehensible."
Example Question #1014 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VITAL
complete
nurturing
essential
troublesome
poignant
essential
Vital means extremely important or essential.
Example Question #1015 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CARDINAL
antique
rusty
fundamental
hungry
religious
fundamental
"Cardinal" (as an adjective) means of great importance, or fundamental.
Example Question #2332 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXIGENT
Asymmetrical
Contemporary
Pressing
Rainy
Amazing
Pressing
"Exigent" means urgent or pressing. So, "pressing" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "exigent."
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