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Example Question #1222 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPARATE
Subjective
Contrasting
Objective
Benighted
Dispassionate
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 #1223 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREVALENT
Portentous
Ambiguous
Unknown
Widespread
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 #1224 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPURIOUS
Exotic
Contrite
Adulterated
Evasive
Apocryphal
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 #1225 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUS
Inimical
Illusory
Erroneous
Distraught
Despondent
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 #1226 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATUOUS
Petulant
Mercurial
Silly
Abstruse
Daunting
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 #1227 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALUTARY
Grimly
Mitigated
Pathetically
Silky
Beneficial
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 #1228 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Lascivious
Quiescent
Ephemeral
Abysmal
Showy
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 #1229 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GHASTLY
Arid
Conjectural
Macabre
Exigent
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 #1231 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENT
Illustrious
Inherent
Abject
Impending
Craven
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 #1232 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OUTLANDISH
External
Bizarre
Solicitous
Specious
Exotic
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."