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Example Question #821 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Business-like
Commandeering
Intelligent
Unhealthy
Portly
Portly
Corpulent literally means fat, or having a large body. The only one of the answer choices that means fat is "portly."
You may have seen the root "corp" and thought of words like corporation or corporal, but the root of each of those words actually has to do with the Latin word "corpus," which literally means body.
Example Question #822 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
PELLUCID
Extravagant
Awful
Voluntary
Crimson
Clear
Clear
"Pellucid" means clear or transparent. The root word "lucere" means to shine in Latin. So, the best answer choice is "clear."
Example Question #823 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Cloudy
Lucid
Nontransparent
Clear
Limpid
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #824 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Partial
Cozy
Intelligent
Burdensome
Burning
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #825 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Friendly
Spacious
Toilet
Generous
Nasty
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #826 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Cold
Frightening
Funny
Deadly
Sheer
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #827 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
On the up
Lost the way
Under budget
Broken down
Running late
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Mindful
Escalating
Dark
Lukewarm
Honorable
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Clandestine
Dry
Burly
Tentative
Marked
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #828 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Malleable
Commendable
Weak
Shocking
Dry
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
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