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Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFT
Daft
Useless
Pompous
Assuming
Skillful
Skillful
Someone who is “deft” is quick and skillful. For clarification, "pompous" means arrogant and self-important, and "daft" means silly or foolish.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
POMPOUS
Meek
Quiet
Whimsical
Arrogant
Timid
Arrogant
Someone who is “pompous” is arrogant and self-important. For clarification, "meek" means mild-mannered and cowardly, "timid" means shy, and "whimsical" means quirky or silly.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ZEALOUS
Unworthy
Unkind
Passionate
Underwhelming
Apathetic
Passionate
To be "zealous" about something means to be passionate. For clarification, apathetic means not caring.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
Slapdash
Careless
Casual
Hasty
Thrifty
Thrifty
"Frugal" means to be careful with money, to be practical. As such it is closest in meaning to "thrifty," which means economical with money. For clarification, the other four answer choices are loosely synonyms of one another and careless is a good antonym of frugal.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOVIAL
Tiny
Giant
Gaunt
Just
Jolly
Jolly
Someone who is "jovial" is friendly and jolly. For clarification, something that is "just" is fair; gaunt means skeletal and unhealthily skinny.
Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JOCULAR
Humorous
Mitigate
Keen
Susceptible
Unfair
Humorous
To be "jocular" means to be humorous. For clarification, "mitigate" means lessen, alleviate; "keen" means eager; "susceptible" means vulnerable.
Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GRAVE
Preposterous
Serious
Absurd
Insignificant
Deplorable
Serious
A situation that is "grave" is serious and somber. For clarification, "deplorable" means deserving of hatred; "absurd" and "preposterous" are synonyms that both mean ridiculous.
Example Question #163 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NAÏVE
Innocent
Lofty
Experienced
Mundane
Jocular
Innocent
If you are "naïve" you are innocent and gullible. Naïve people are easily lied to and manipulated. For clarification, "lofty" means very high or proud; "mundane" means ordinary or boring; "jocular" means humorous.
Example Question #164 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GREGARIOUS
Outgoing
Passionate
Shy
Disrespectful
Nostalgic
Outgoing
Someone who is "gregarious" is very social and outgoing. For clarification, "nostalgia" is a fond remembrance of the past.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ALTRUISTIC
Decadent
Haughty
Tenuous
Charitable
Mousy
Charitable
Someone who is "altruistic" is very charitable and inclined towards generosity. For clarification, "mousy" means dull or timid; "tenuous" means uncertain; "haughty" means arrogant; "decadent" means corrupt and luxurious.
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