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Example Question #931 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Jolly
Engaged
Obese
Fanatic
Spiritual
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 #932 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Apathetic
Excessive
Jocular
Sullen
Wise
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #933 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Challenging
Uninterested
Snobbish
Corresponding
Peaceful
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #933 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Distant
Substantial
Energetic
Charged
Disastrous
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #934 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Joyful
Adopted
Candid
Hurried
Isolated
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #936 : 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 #935 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Friendly
Seasonal
Courtly
Proper
Stuffy
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 #936 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Edible
Delicious
Explicit
Ravenous
Indignant
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 #937 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Unenthusiastic
Scalding
Invested
Frigid
Stagnant
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 #940 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Curved
Enthusiastic
Quiet
Observant
Gloomy
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
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