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Example Question #1521 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Cosmic
Capacious
Spectral
Regal
Macabre
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
Vital
Proportional
Of equivalent importance
Empirical
Of little importance
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
Equivalent
Crucial
Conjectural
Squeamish
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
Archaic
Torpid
Tacit
Feverish
Crucial
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 "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.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
Tantamount
Banal
Fundamental
Tangential
Trite
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 #1523 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Propitious
Ancient
Auspicious
Laconic
Nomadic
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 #1524 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Refined
Unisex
Maritime
Gauche
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 #1525 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Verbose
Unethical
Salutary
Vicarious
Pleonastic
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 #1529 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
reluctantly
passionately
rapidly
truthfully
calmly
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #1530 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
maliciously
politely
disappointing
solely
trifling
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
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