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Example Question #1441 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Sustained
Equal
Indecisive
Slanderous
Fanciful
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #1442 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Superior
Related
Superficial
Dissimilar
Unfriendly
Related
The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.
Example Question #1443 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Upset
Flexible
Maligned
Excused
Burdened
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
intact
loose
determined
damaged
frosty
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Harsh
Antique
Radiant
Informal
Collectible
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
stately
melancholic
volatile
gigantic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
perfected
cantankerous
tiny
insulting
sultry
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #1445 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Controversial
Rhetorical
Forceful
Persuasive
Independent
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
Example Question #1446 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Silly
Local
Formal
Common
Talk
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #1447 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Unfortunate
Terse
Mediocre
Welcome
Uncharacteristic
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
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