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Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESOLATE
dispersed
gloomy
deserted
crowded
saddened
deserted
Desolate means deserted.
Example Question #1193 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ISOLATED
solitary
mellow
overheated
cramped
well-mannered
solitary
Isolated means alone or solitary.
Example Question #2191 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Rural
Suburban
Urban
Mountainous
Arid
Countryside
Countryside
"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.
Example Question #2192 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Ordinary
Common
Hasty
Extraordinary
Significant
Frequently
Common
"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.
Example Question #2193 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Distant
Prevalent
Close
Lengthy
Central
Faraway
Faraway
"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.
Example Question #1201 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Peculiar
Depressed
Ordinary
Confident
Professional
Unusual
Unusual
"Peculiar" means strange.
Example Question #1393 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDIGENOUS
Foreign
Friendly
Native
Unkind
Menacing
Native
"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.
Example Question #1394 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXILED
Dead
Deplored
Outlined
Banished
Welcomed
Banished
If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RANDOM
Flimsy
Rash
Orderly
Erratic
Abundant
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 #1396 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STARK
Brash
Fertile
Garish
Desolate
Open
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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