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Example Question #1511 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIESCENT
Dormant
Incisive
Restless
Festive
Indecisive
Dormant
"Quiescent" is a synonym for "dormant" or inactive. "Incisive" means cutting or trenchant. "Indecisive," on the other hand, means unable to make up one's mind. "Festive" describes the state of merriness, celebration. "Restless" means unable to sit still.
Example Question #1512 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANGENTIAL
Global
Mathematical
Peripheral
Shadowy
Philosophical
Peripheral
Something "tangential" is "peripheral," of very limited relevance to the matter at hand. "Global" means worldwide, and "shadowy" can mean literally or figuratively shady. "Philosophical" can describe lofty, abstract ideas or can describe the academic study of philosophy. Although "tangents" are a mathematical concept, "tangential" is not a synonym for "mathematical."
Example Question #1513 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOPORIFIC
Joy-inducing
Fear-inducing
Plain
Sleep-inducing
Tacit
Sleep-inducing
Something "soporific" will lull someone to sleep, not cause fear or joy. "Plain" is an antonym for "fancy." "Tacit" describes something unspoken or silent but still understood by all.
Example Question #1514 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIABOLICAL
Devilish
Putative
Famished
Inebriated
Eligible
Devilish
"Diabolical" and "devilish" are synonyms. "Putative" means presumed or supposed. "Eligible" means qualified, and "inebriated" is another word for intoxicated or drunk. "Famished" means starving.
Example Question #1515 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUNITIVE
Punishing
Trifling
Puerile
Legendary
Fabled
Punishing
"Punitive" means "punishing." "Trifling" means trivial, unimportant. "Fabled" and "legendary" are synonyms. "Puerile" is another word for juvenile or immature.
Example Question #1516 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACIT
Unspoken
Explicit
Jubilant
Ecstatic
Eligible
Unspoken
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
Example Question #1517 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSUPERABLE
Repugnant
Zealous
Acrobatic
Cheerful
Insurmountable
Insurmountable
"Insuperable" is a synonym for "insurmountable," difficult to overcome. "Zealous" means impassioned, fervent. "Repugnant" means loathsome, vile. "Acrobatic" can mean literally like an acrobat or more figuratively skilled and flexible at physical feats. "Cheerful" is a synonym for "jolly" and "merry."
Example Question #1518 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTANT
Myriad
Not destroyed
Exuberant
Spectacular
Annihilated
Not destroyed
"Extant," which often describes archaeological or historical artifacts, means still in existence, "not destroyed." This is an antonym for "annihilated," or totally destroyed. "Myriad" means innumerable. "Spectacular" is a synonym for "stunning." "Exuberant" means overjoyed.
Example Question #1519 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCURSIVE
Redundant
Gravid
Digressive
Alabaster
Thwarted
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #1520 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPOTIC
Archaic
Tyrannical
Macabre
Tacit
Hopeful
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
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