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Example Question #839 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRAVID
Trivial
Pregnant
Wizened
Serpentine
Dreary
Pregnant
"Gravid" mean "pregnant," either literally with child or figuratively (as in a gravid pause). "Wizened" means withered and shriveled, and "trivial" means trifling, unimportant. "Serpentine" is a synonym for "winding" or tortuous. "Dreary" is a synonym for "dismal."
Example Question #840 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROTUND
Baronial
Stately
Plump
Scathing
Apposite
Plump
"Rotund" means chubby or plump. "Baronial" and "stately" are both synonyms for "grand." "Scathing" means blistering. "Apposite" means apt or appropriate.
Example Question #841 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTENDED
Leery
Swollen
Emaciated
Enthralled
Abstruse
Swollen
The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.
Example Question #842 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Gaudy
Garbled
Supercilious
Taciturn
Surreptitious
Gaudy
The adjective "ostentatious" means excessively pretentious and showy. This is closest in meaning to "gaudy" which means lacking class and good taste, excessively extravagant. Additionally, "garbled" means mixed up; "taciturn" means quiet, silent, reserved; "supercilious" means arrogant, overbearing; "surreptitious" means secretive and sneaky.
Example Question #843 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREPUSCULAR
Ordinary
Twilight
Dulcet
Burnished
Rotund
Twilight
"Crepuscular" describes the "twilight" or dusk. "Dulcet" means sweet-sounding or mellifluous. "Ordinary" means average or normal. "Burnished" means polished or shined by careful rubbing, and "rotund" is a synonym for "plump."
Example Question #844 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESINOUS
Sticky
Capacious
Floral
Turgid
Exacerbated
Sticky
"Resin" is sticky brownish natural substance that oozes from trees (similar to sap). "Capacious" is a synonym for "roomy" or spacious. "Floral" is a synonym for "flowery." "Exacerbated" means made worse or more intense, and "turgid" means swollen or distended.
Example Question #845 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMORPHOUS
Shapeless
Sordid
Penitent
Winsome
Chartreuse
Shapeless
"Amorphous" means "shapeless" or formless, blobby. "Penitent" means repentant or contrite. "Chartreuse" is a vivid shade of yellowish green. "Winsome" is a synonym for visually attractive or appealing. "Sordid" means filthy or squalid.
Example Question #846 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPPERATING
Serpentine
Sonorous
Corrugated
Rotting
Orotund
Rotting
"Suppuration" is rot, pus, or oozing infectious material. "Serpentine" means winding or tortuous. "Orotund" and "sonorous" are synonyms that both mean harmonious or pleasant-sounding. "Corrugated" describes a ridged texture.
Example Question #847 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LILTING
Twinkling
Singsong
Waving
Hangdog
Sprinkling
Singsong
A "lilt" is a melodic rhythmic and falling in a voice that is characteristic to some languages and some individual speakers. A "sprinkle" is a light rain or dusting with liquid. "Undulating" is another word for waving gently, and "twinkling" is another word for sparkling. "Hangdog" means shamefaced, sheepish.
Example Question #848 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUMPTIOUS
Oblique
Delicious
Noisome
Noxious
Equitable
Delicious
"Scrumptious" means very "delicious." "Noisome" describes an extremely unpleasant or vile smell, and "noxious" similarly means toxic or highly unpleasant. These are both near antonyms for "scrumptious." "Equitable" means fair, balanced, or unbiased. "Oblique" is a synonym for "slanting."
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