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Example Question #1441 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Equal
Fanciful
Sustained
Slanderous
Indecisive
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #650 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Unfriendly
Superior
Superficial
Dissimilar
Related
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 #1401 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Upset
Burdened
Flexible
Maligned
Excused
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
damaged
frosty
loose
determined
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #1442 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Antique
Collectible
Informal
Radiant
Harsh
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #1446 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
stately
gigantic
melancholic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #1445 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
insulting
perfected
sultry
cantankerous
tiny
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #1443 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Independent
Controversial
Forceful
Persuasive
Rhetorical
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 #1444 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Formal
Talk
Silly
Common
Local
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 #1445 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Terse
Mediocre
Welcome
Unfortunate
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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