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Example Question #2256 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPECUNIOUS
Imperial
Impudent
Impertinent
Impoverished
Impudent
Impoverished
"Impecunious" means "impoverished," penniless, destitute. "Impudent" means impertinent, insolent, and cheeky. "Imperial" is the adjective form of emperor or empire.
Example Question #2257 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLAINTIVE
Spectral
Mournful
Irascible
Imperturbable
Gauche
Mournful
"Imperturbable" means unable to be bothered. This is an antonym for "irascible," which means irritable, cranky. "Plaintive" means "mournful" or wistful. "Gauche" is a synonym for inelegant, tasteless. "Spectral" is a synonym for "ghostly."
Example Question #1501 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLATTERING
Torpid
Obsequious
Puerile
Lethargic
Derogatory
Obsequious
"Flattering" means "obsequious," fawning. "Derogatory" and "disrespectful" are synonyms, as are "puerile" and "juvenile." "Torpid" and "lethargic" are synonyms for sluggish.
Example Question #1502 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FABLED
Legendary
Confounding
Enigmatic
Implicit
Emblematic
Legendary
"Fabled" means storied or "legendary." "Enigmatic" means mysterious, and "confounding" means bewildering or confusing. "Implicit" is an antonym of "explicit." "Emblematic" means symbolic.
Example Question #1503 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IGNOMINIOUS
Manifold
Arbitrary
Proud
Shameful
Multifarious
Shameful
"Ignominy" is shame and humiliation. "Proud" means pleased and glad with one's own achievements, and "arbitrary" means random. "Multifarious" and "manifold" both mean diverse and varied.
Example Question #1504 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEFFABLE
Unspeakable
Luxurious
Dilatory
Storied
Fervid
Unspeakable
"Ineffable" describes something that cannot be spoken or put into words. "Dilatory" means sluggish, and "fervid" means ardent or impassioned. "Luxurious" means opulent, fancy, and deluxe. "Storied" is another word for "legendary."
Example Question #1505 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUERILE
Adulterated
Euphoric
Heinous
Rancorous
Juvenile
Juvenile
"Puerile" means "juvenile" or immature. "Adulterated" means impure or contaminated. "Heinous" is a synonym for "atrocious," and "rancorous" is a synonym for "spiteful." "Euphoric" means elated and ecstatic.
Example Question #1506 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIMICAL
Injurious
Celibate
Intractable
Disconsolate
Enthralled
Injurious
The adjective "inimical" means hostile, unfriendly or causing harm, detrimental, "injurious." Just to provide further clarification on a difficult word "injurious" means leading to or causing injury. Additionally, "intractable" means stubborn, obstinate, not prone to changing one's mind; "celibate" means abstinent, not engaging or having engaged in sexual acts; "enthralled" means captivated by and attracted to; "disconsolate" means unhappy and unable to be consoled, not able to be cheered up.
Example Question #1507 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERUDITE
Elementary
Ambivalent
Quizzical
Equestrian
Scholarly
Scholarly
"Erudite" means learned or "scholarly." "Equestrian" is an adjective that means related to horses, and "ambivalent" is an adjective that describes the state of having mixed feelings. "Quizzical" means inquiring or curious. "Elementary" means simple, basic.
Example Question #1508 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Trite
Rare
Querulous
Potable
Ingenious
Trite
"Banal" is a synonym for "trite," hackneyed, or boringly commonplace. This is an antonym of both "rare" and "ingenious," or clever. "Querulous" means irritable or petulant. "Potable" means able to be drunk safely.
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