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Example Question #931 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Spiritual
Fanatic
Obese
Jolly
Engaged
Jolly
"Merry" is used to describe someone or something that is happy and pleasant. One might write, "His neighbors adored his merry, upbeat attitude."
Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Wise
Sullen
Excessive
Jocular
Apathetic
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #932 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Uninterested
Peaceful
Challenging
Corresponding
Snobbish
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #30 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Disastrous
Charged
Energetic
Substantial
Distant
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Joyful
Hurried
Isolated
Adopted
Candid
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #933 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Hopeless
Ultimate
Bespectacled
Rigid
Sheer
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #143 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Proper
Seasonal
Friendly
Stuffy
Courtly
Friendly
"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.
Example Question #144 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Edible
Ravenous
Indignant
Delicious
Explicit
Ravenous
"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.
Example Question #145 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Unenthusiastic
Invested
Scalding
Stagnant
Frigid
Unenthusiastic
You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.
Example Question #146 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Gloomy
Observant
Enthusiastic
Quiet
Curved
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
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