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Example Question #2281 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGRAINED
Wild
Established
Fervent
Correct
Formatted
Established
Engrained means firmly fixed or established.
Example Question #2282 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Sequential
Transient
Contemporary
Candid
Fuzzy
Sequential
Chronological means ordered from earliest to latest, or sequential.
Example Question #2283 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREREQUISITE
Exiled
Long-winded
Domineering
Necessary
Supportive
Necessary
Prerequisite means required as a prior condition, or necessary.
Example Question #2284 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INITIAL
Arbitrary
Inscribed
Captivating
Commencing
Laconic
Commencing
Initial means beginning, first, or commencing.
Example Question #2285 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENDING
Logical
Unresolved
Hanging
Proximal
Particular
Unresolved
Pending means awaiting a decision, or unresolved.
Example Question #2286 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WITHERED
Wizened
Heartfelt
Just
Uncooperative
Youthful
Wizened
“Withered” is a word that, when used as an adjective, means wrinkled due to being very old, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like wrinkled or old. That means that “youthful” cannot be the correct answer, because “youthful” means young, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “withered.” “Wizened,” however, is an adjective that means shriveled from being old, and because “wizened” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “withered,” “wizened” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2287 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEWFANGLED
Exhaustive
Modern
Fantastic
Bygone
Melodious
Modern
“Newfangled” is an adjective that means new and representing a change from the traditions to which one is accustomed, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like new and different. That means that “bygone” cannot be the correct answer, because “bygone” means happening in the past, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “newfangled.” “Modern,” however, is an adjective that can mean up-to-date, and because “modern” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “newfangled,” “modern” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSIENT
Misshapen
Bare
Accountable
Daily
Temporary
Temporary
"Transient" means temporary.
Example Question #2288 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCHOATE
Apt
Restricted
Undeveloped
Quirky
Linguistic
Undeveloped
"Inchoate" means not yet fully developed or just beginning. The best answer choice is "undeveloped."
Example Question #1113 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Deceptive
Suave
Cosmopolitan
Mature
Young
Young
"Juvenile" means young.
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