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Example Question #2541 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPARATE
Subjective
Objective
Contrasting
Dispassionate
Benighted
Contrasting
The adjective "disparate" means different from, distinct and varied, contrasting. Additionally, "objective" means unbiased and "subjective" means biased, based on one's own perceptions - these two words are antonyms. Finally, "benighted" means ignorant; "dispassionate" means calm, under control.
Example Question #2542 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREVALENT
Portentous
Widespread
Unknown
Ambiguous
Profane
Widespread
The adjective "prevalent" means widespread, common in a certain large area. Additionally, "ambiguous" means vague, unclear; "profane" means irreverent, sacrilegious, offensive (particularly to a religion); "portentous" means ominous, suggesting something negative might happen.
Example Question #2543 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPURIOUS
Adulterated
Exotic
Evasive
Apocryphal
Contrite
Apocryphal
"Spurious" means fictitious or "apocryphal." "Exotic" means strange or foreign, and "contrite" means penitent or repentant. "Elusive" is a synonym for "evasive." "Adulterated" means contaminated or impure.
Example Question #2544 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUS
Distraught
Inimical
Illusory
Despondent
Erroneous
Erroneous
"Fallacious" is another word for falsified or "erroneous." "Inimical" means hostile, and "illusory" means delusive. "Distraught" means distressed. "Despondent" is another word for despairing.
Example Question #2545 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATUOUS
Daunting
Abstruse
Silly
Petulant
Mercurial
Silly
"Fatuous" means "silly" or asinine. "Mercurial" means capricious, and "petulant" means irritable. "Abstruse" is a synonym for "arcane." "Daunting" is a synonym for "intimidating" or forbidding.
Example Question #2546 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALUTARY
Mitigated
Silky
Beneficial
Grimly
Pathetically
Beneficial
"Salutary" means "beneficial," advantageous. "Silky" describes a smooth, soft texture. "Mitigated" means lessened, made less severe. "Grim" means stern or bleak. "Pathetic" is a synonym for "pitiful."
Example Question #2547 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Lascivious
Showy
Abysmal
Quiescent
Ephemeral
Showy
"Ostentatious" means "showy," pretentious. "Ephemeral" is a synonym for "transient," or fleeting. "Quiescent" means dormant, and "abysmal" means terrible, dreadful. "Lascivious" is a synonym for "lecherous."
Example Question #2548 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GHASTLY
Conjectural
Exigent
Macabre
Arid
Jejune
Macabre
"Ghastly" is a synonym for "macabre," or dreadful. "Exigent" is a synonym for "urgent," and "conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Arid" means very dry and can be used figuratively or literally. "Jejune" means very dull, dry, and uninteresting.
Example Question #2549 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENT
Illustrious
Abject
Craven
Impending
Inherent
Inherent
"Immanent" is a synonym for "inherent." "Imminent," on the other hand, means impending, so don't confuse the two. "Illustrious" means distinguished or eminent, yet another homonym (but not synonym) for "immanent." "Craven" and "abject" are synonyms.
Example Question #2550 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OUTLANDISH
External
Specious
Exotic
Bizarre
Solicitous
Bizarre
"Outlandish" is a synonym for "bizarre" or weird. "Specious" means misleading, deceptive, or false. "Solicitous" is a synonym for "concerned" or caring. "Exotic" means foreign, and "external" is an antonym for "internal."
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