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Example Question #2421 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPATETIC
Dormant
Stable
Random
Itinerant
Whimsical
Itinerant
"Peripatetic" is an adjective that means "traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods," so we need to find another adjective that means something like "traveling." Since "itinerant" means "traveling from place to place" as an adjective, it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "peripatetic" and the correct answer.
Example Question #2422 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STATIC
Stagnant
Tedious
Active
Sympathetic
Mobile
Stagnant
"Static" means not moving or stagnant. Active and Mobile means movable, so they are antonyms are Static. Sympathetic means to have compassion, Tedious means boring and dull. These last two words have no relation to Static.
Example Question #2423 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSPECTIVE
Habitual
Potential
Shiny
Positive
Elusive
Potential
Prospective means expecting to be something in the future, or having that potential.
Example Question #2424 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HABITUAL
Cultural
Thoughtful
Continual
Meandering
Loose
Continual
Habitual means done as a habit, done constantly, or continual.
Example Question #2425 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGRAINED
Established
Formatted
Wild
Correct
Fervent
Established
Engrained means firmly fixed or established.
Example Question #2426 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Transient
Candid
Contemporary
Fuzzy
Sequential
Sequential
Chronological means ordered from earliest to latest, or sequential.
Example Question #2427 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREREQUISITE
Supportive
Exiled
Domineering
Long-winded
Necessary
Necessary
Prerequisite means required as a prior condition, or necessary.
Example Question #2428 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INITIAL
Commencing
Captivating
Arbitrary
Inscribed
Laconic
Commencing
Initial means beginning, first, or commencing.
Example Question #2429 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENDING
Proximal
Hanging
Particular
Logical
Unresolved
Unresolved
Pending means awaiting a decision, or unresolved.
Example Question #2430 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WITHERED
Just
Heartfelt
Uncooperative
Youthful
Wizened
Wizened
“Withered” is a word that, when used as an adjective, means wrinkled due to being very old, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like wrinkled or old. That means that “youthful” cannot be the correct answer, because “youthful” means young, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “withered.” “Wizened,” however, is an adjective that means shriveled from being old, and because “wizened” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “withered,” “wizened” is the correct answer.
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