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Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Corresponding
Uninterested
Snobbish
Peaceful
Challenging
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #142 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Distant
Substantial
Energetic
Charged
Disastrous
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Hurried
Isolated
Adopted
Candid
Joyful
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Ultimate
Bespectacled
Rigid
Hopeless
Sheer
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Courtly
Stuffy
Seasonal
Friendly
Proper
Friendly
"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Edible
Explicit
Indignant
Ravenous
Delicious
Ravenous
"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Frigid
Stagnant
Unenthusiastic
Scalding
Invested
Unenthusiastic
You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Enthusiastic
Curved
Quiet
Gloomy
Observant
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKEPTICAL
Quirky
Ready
Fetid
Agreeable
Doubting
Doubting
Skeptical means having doubt.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Hoodwinked
Enraged
Excluded
Splattered
Overwhelmed
Enraged
Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.
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