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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
Uncertain
Precious
Inattentive
Risky
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
Sensible
Lenient
Sneer
Elitist
Deprecatory
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
False
Feral
Truthful
Honest
Fortuituous
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
Stupid
Blunt
Hard of hearing
Non-working
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
Passed out
Feeling down
Wide awake
Second wind
Running late
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
Sentimental
Melodious
Precocious
Vile
Changeable
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
Meticulous
Approving
Sturdy
Reticent
Jaunty
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
Tone-deaf
Forested
Selective
Disagreeable
Untreatable
Untreatable
Inoperable means unable to be operated on, or untreatable.
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