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Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUCIVE
Helpful
Tepid
Angular
Outgoing
Correct
Helpful
"Conducive" means helpful or tending to produce.
Example Question #64 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SANGUINE
Determined
Civilized
Hissing
Bloody
Credible
Bloody
"Sanguine" means bloody or cheerful. The Latin root word, "sanguis," means blood.
Example Question #65 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMENABLE
Agreeable
Handy
Pious
Unpleasant
Mean
Agreeable
Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.
Example Question #66 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCENARY
Perplexing
Normal
Amusing
Verbose
Greedy
Greedy
The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIDIOUS
Squalid
Perfect
Imaginative
Sparse
Harmful
Harmful
"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.
Example Question #68 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MACABRE
Gruesome
Flowing
Ingenious
Moral
Soaked
Gruesome
"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUITFUL
Fertile
Wild
Arid
Misleading
Foolish
Fertile
"Fruitful" means fertile.
Example Question #70 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Eager
Memorable
Unconscious
Alert
Disturbed
Unconscious
"Comatose" means unconscious.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVOWED
Married
Self-confessed
Attuned
Contemptuous
Proximal
Self-confessed
"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.
Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FERAL
Sluggish
Euphoric
Spacious
Savage
Destitute
Savage
"Feral" means wild or savage; Destitute means poor; Spacious means roomy; Euphoric means extremely happy; and Sluggish means slow moving.
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