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Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word?
She is so smart that she gets straight A's.
stupid
dumb
intelligent
boring
None of the other answers
intelligent
"Smart" and "intelligent" both share similar meanings.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Loyal
Faithful
Large
Weak
Annual
Disloyal
Faithful
Loyal means faithful.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Sloppy
Cloudy
Messy
Polite
Deep
Clean
Messy
Sloppy means messy.
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Elegant
Quick
Strong
Graceful
Awkward
Smart
Graceful
"Elegant" means graceful.
Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Intelligent
Smart
Helpful
Athletic
Kind
Friendly
Smart
"Intelligent" means smart.
Example Question #104 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Which word can replace the underlined word?
It could be considered selfish to eat the whole pizza and not share with your friends.
None of the above
intelligent
wise
greedy
smart
greedy
"Greedy" could replace "selfish" to maintain the same meaning of the sentence.
Example Question #105 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STEALTHY
Inconsiderate
Sneaky
Considerate
Benevolent
Diabolical
Sneaky
Someone who is "stealthy" is very sneaky and good at staying hidden, so "sneaky" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "stealthy": "considerate" means kind and "inconsiderate" means unkind, as you might be able to guess from the use of the negative prefix "in-," which means not, in "inconsiderate"; and "diabolical" means evil and "benevolent" means kind and generous.
Example Question #106 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GENEROUS
Unseflish
Selfish
Pleasant
Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Unseflish
Someone who is "generous" is not selfish and enjoys sharing, so the correct answer is “unselfish.” None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "generous."
Example Question #107 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CALLOUS
Heartless
Reluctant
Brash
Bold
Paranoid
Heartless
"Callous" means cruel, unkind or heartless, so "heartless" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "callous": "brash" means bold; "reluctant" means disinclined or resistant, or not wanting to do something; and "paranoid" means perceiving and fearing something that doesn't actually exist.
Example Question #108 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VOCAL
Loud
Visible
Invisible
Untimely
Silent
Loud
"Vocal" means loud and liking to speak one's mind, so "loud" is the correct answer. To help you, "visible" means able to be seen, and "untimely" means occurring at a bad time.
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