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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
Portly
Intelligent
Commandeering
Unhealthy
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 #780 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
PELLUCID
Voluntary
Awful
Extravagant
Clear
Crimson
Clear
"Pellucid" means clear or transparent. The root word "lucere" means to shine in Latin. So, the best answer choice is "clear."
Example Question #781 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Lucid
Cloudy
Limpid
Nontransparent
Clear
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 #782 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Cozy
Burdensome
Burning
Intelligent
Partial
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #783 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Friendly
Generous
Nasty
Spacious
Toilet
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #784 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Sheer
Cold
Frightening
Funny
Deadly
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 #822 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Lost the way
On the up
Broken down
Running late
Under budget
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 #1582 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Dark
Lukewarm
Mindful
Honorable
Escalating
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Burly
Marked
Tentative
Dry
Clandestine
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Commendable
Dry
Weak
Malleable
Shocking
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
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