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Example Question #1371 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRECARIOUS
Preventative
Precious
Inattentive
Risky
Uncertain
Risky
"Precarious" means dangerous, so "risky," which means potentially harmful, is the correct answer.
Example Question #1372 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEJORATIVE
Elitist
Lenient
Deprecatory
Sneer
Sensible
Deprecatory
"Pejorative" is an adjective that means "expressing contempt or disapproval," so we need to find another word that means about the same thing - roughly, "disapproving." While "sneer" (""a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone, or to make such an expression or comment") might seem like a good answer because a sneer is often a pejorative gesture, it is not an adjective that means "disapproving," so it can't be the correct answer. "Deprecatory," on the other hand, is an adjective that means "showing a critical or disrespectful attitude," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "pejorative," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1373 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Honest
False
Truthful
Fortuituous
Feral
False
"Illusory" means deceptive or false. Honest and Truthful are the antonyms of Illusory. Fortuitous means to be lucky, and Feral means to be wild. Both of these words have no relation to Illusory in this context.
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Shiny
Wealthy
Quarrelsome
Ostentatious
Naive
Wealthy
Opulent means wealthy.
Example Question #1374 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEFUNCT
Terrible
Hard of hearing
Stupid
Non-working
Blunt
Non-working
Something that is "defunct" is no longer in use or no longer capable of being used or done; something that is it is non-working.
Example Question #1375 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Second wind
Running late
Feeling down
Wide awake
Passed out
Passed out
“Comatose” is an adjective that describes someone in a state of exhaustion or who cannot function. The expression that best matches “comatose” is “passed out.” Energetic and feeling “wide awake” are antonyms of “comatose.”
Example Question #2132 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Passive
Sharp
Winding
Mysterious
Small
Sharp
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Example Question #1376 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOLATILE
Precocious
Changeable
Vile
Sentimental
Melodious
Changeable
Volatile means changeable. It also means explosive.
Example Question #1377 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAVORABLE
Sturdy
Jaunty
Reticent
Meticulous
Approving
Approving
Favorable means expressing approval, or approving.
Example Question #1378 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INOPERABLE
Disagreeable
Tone-deaf
Untreatable
Selective
Forested
Untreatable
Inoperable means unable to be operated on, or untreatable.
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