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Example Question #1386 : Synonyms
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESOLATE
dispersed
crowded
deserted
saddened
gloomy
deserted
Desolate means deserted.
Example Question #577 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ISOLATED
solitary
cramped
mellow
well-mannered
overheated
solitary
Isolated means alone or solitary.
Example Question #1193 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Rural
Mountainous
Countryside
Suburban
Arid
Urban
Countryside
"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.
Example Question #1194 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Ordinary
Significant
Frequently
Extraordinary
Common
Hasty
Common
"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.
Example Question #1195 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Distant
Central
Prevalent
Faraway
Close
Lengthy
Faraway
"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.
Example Question #1393 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Peculiar
Depressed
Ordinary
Professional
Unusual
Confident
Unusual
"Peculiar" means strange.
Example Question #1391 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDIGENOUS
Unkind
Native
Foreign
Friendly
Menacing
Native
"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.
Example Question #1392 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXILED
Dead
Banished
Deplored
Outlined
Welcomed
Banished
If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.
Example Question #1393 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RANDOM
Flimsy
Abundant
Erratic
Orderly
Rash
Erratic
"Random" means occuring in no regular sequence or order, so "erratic," which means unpredictable, is the correct answer. "Orderly" is an antonym of "random" and"erratic"; it means arranged in a neat and tidy manner. "Flimsy" means weak and easily damaged. "Rash" means careless or done without much thought. "Abundant" means plentiful.
Example Question #1394 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STARK
Garish
Open
Brash
Fertile
Desolate
Desolate
"Stark" means bare, desolate or basic, so "desolate" is the correct answer. For clarification, "fertile" means producing life, "garish" means tasteless, "brash" means bold, and "open" means unblocked or uncovered.
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