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Example Question #1173 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Judgmental
Unbecoming
Agressive
Boring
Competitive
Boring
"Insipid" means lacking flavor or uninteresting. "Boring" means lacking the quality of being interesting. Both "boring" and "insipid" mean mundane or banal. Thus, these two words are synonyms.
Example Question #1174 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILAPIDATED
Hairless
Sturdy
Confusing
Rundown
Folded
Rundown
Something that is "dilapidated" is worn out, rickety, and rundown.
Example Question #1175 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLICHÉD
Impractical
Derisive
Enormous
Overused
Insightful
Overused
Clichéd means overused.
Example Question #1176 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUXURIOUS
Vindicated
Financial
Opulent
Reticent
Massive
Opulent
Luxurious means extremely elegant and lavish, or opulent.
Example Question #1177 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Zesty
Medicinal
Cowardly
Creative
Commonplace
Commonplace
"Banal" means overused or "commonplace."
Example Question #1178 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STERLING
Melancholy
Excellent
Scented
Creamy
Understood
Excellent
"Sterling" means excellent or valuable.
Example Question #1179 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Quick
Subservient
Retracted
Dull
Courageous
Dull
"Insipid" means dull or bland.
Example Question #1180 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXECRABLE
Released
Needless
Detestable
Clipped
Supportive
Detestable
"Execrable" means detestable or very bad.
Example Question #1181 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERIVATIVE
Imaginative
Stirred
Inspired
Inspired
Unoriginal
Stirred
Imaginative
Creative
Unoriginal
“Derivative” means unoriginal or derived from an earlier idea. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all antonyms of derivative.
Example Question #1182 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESTIGIOUS
Arcane
Perplexing
Acclaimed
Puzzling
Abstruse
Acclaimed
"Prestigious" and "acclaimed" are closest in meaning. These synonyms refer to people or institutions held in high regard or esteemed. The other words describe an object's quality of being confounding or confusing.
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