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Example Question #1261 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Additional
Necessary
Extra
Formal
Vast
Symbolic
Extra
"Additional" means extra.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEVOID
Full
Bored
Barren
Hole
Diving
Barren
If something is “devoid,” it is being without a usual or expected attribute or accompaniment, so a “devoid” landscape could mean that it is lacking trees or life. If something is “barren,” it has very few plants or is not suitable for plants,so it is similar in meaning to “devoid.” “Devoid” is related to the root word “void,” which means empty space.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PIDDLING
Lilliputian
Advantageous
Humonogus
Gauche
Fungus
Lilliputian
“Piddling” means small or unimportant. “Lilliputian” also means small; it comes from the book Gulliver's Travels and began to be used in language in the early 1700s. To help you, the suffix “-ous” means characterized by. “Gauche” means unpolished, clumsy, or inelegant. “Humongous” means extremely large. “Fungous” means the same as fungal.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
A synonym of “abysmal” is __________.
understood
deplorable
upset
deserted
phenomenal
deplorable
“Abysmal” is an adjective that means “extremely bad; appalling,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “extremely bad.” That means that “phenomenal” cannot be the correct answer, because “phenomenal” is an adjective that can mean “very remarkable; extraordinary,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “abysmal.” “Deplorable,” however, is an adjective that can mean “shockingly bad in quality,” and because “deplorable” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “abysmal,” “deplorable” is the correct answer.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXQUISITE
Unkind
Pliable
Haughty
Beautiful
Laughable
Beautiful
Something that is “exquisite” is beautiful and perfect. For clarification, "pliable" means flexible, and "haughty" means proud or self-important.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Uncomfortable
Comfortable
Original
Unoriginal
None of these answers
Unoriginal
"Banal" means trite, cliché, and unimaginative; as such, it is most similar in meaning to “unoriginal.”
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DECENT
Satisfactory
Insane
Familial
Unreasonable
Insufficient
Satisfactory
"Decent" means satisfactory. "Insufficient" means lacking in quantity and "unreasonable" means not reasonable, as one can infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "reasonable." As for the other answers, neither of them are close in meaning to "decent": "familial" means of or relating to family, and "insane," being a combination of the negative prefix "in-," which means not, and "sane," means not sane, or suffering from a severe mental illness.
Example Question #646 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
OPULENT
Lavish
Authoritative
Careful
Eminent
Cheap
Lavish
Opulent means luxurious or excessive and as such is most similar in meaning to “lavish," which can mean luxurious, plentiful, or describe the act of generous giving. "Eminent" means well-known or respected, and "authoritative" means controlling or displaying leadership.
Example Question #1261 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPTIMAL
Defective
Optional
Usable
Worst
Ideal
Ideal
"Optimal" is an adjective describing a noun that is the best or as well-suited to something as can be. Of the answer choices, "ideal" has the closest meaning.
Example Question #1268 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RAMSHACKLE
Dilapidated
Annoying
Pristine
Destructive
Nuanced
Dilapidated
“Ramshackle” means in very poor condition, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means in disrepair. That means that “pristine” cannot be the correct answer, because “pristine” is an adjective that can mean, spotless, perfect, or in something's original condition making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ramshackle.” “Dilapidated,” however, is an adjective that is used of a building or object and means in disrepair, and because “dilapidated” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ramshackle,” “dilapidated” is the correct answer.
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