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Example Question #1521 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Regal
Capacious
Macabre
Spectral
Cosmic
Cosmic
"Celestial" means "cosmic" and particularly pertains to stars. "Spectral" means ghostly. "Regal" means royal and stately. "Capacious" means spacious or palatial.
Example Question #1522 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAMOUNT
Of little importance
Empirical
Vital
Of equivalent importance
Proportional
Vital
"Paramount" means of utmost importance, "vital," or integral. "Empirical" means able to be measured or based in evidence rather than, say, logic or intuition. "Proportional" means commensurate, corresponding.
Example Question #1523 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Crucial
Conjectural
Squeamish
Equivalent
Admonishing
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #1524 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Tacit
Feverish
Crucial
Archaic
Torpid
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #1525 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Tangential
Tantamount
Fundamental
Trite
Banal
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #1526 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Laconic
Propitious
Nomadic
Ancient
Auspicious
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #1527 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Gauche
Refined
Unisex
Maritime
Adroit
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #1528 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Verbose
Vicarious
Pleonastic
Salutary
Unethical
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
passionately
reluctantly
rapidly
calmly
truthfully
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
disappointing
maliciously
solely
trifling
politely
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
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