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Example Question #617 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Prosperous
Implied
Prompt
Flourishing
United
Opinionted
Flourishing
"Prosperous" means financially successful or flourishing.
Example Question #618 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Infectious
Nutritious
Helpful
Repetitious
Contagious
Knowledgable
Contagious
"Infectious" means contagious.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Booming
Quiet
Failing
Sleepy
Thriving
Primary
Thriving
"Booming" means thriving.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS
Wonderful
Squander
Pleasurable
Threatening
Dormant
Threatening
Something that is "ominous" is threatening or menacing. For clarification, "dormant" means inactive or at rest, and "squander" means to waste.
Example Question #601 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Penniless
Prosperous
Comfortable
Wealthy
Affluent
Penniless
To be "destitute" is to have nothing, to be penniless. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms of one another and antonyms of destitute and penniless.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BENIGN
Hopeful
Hopeless
Harmful
Harmless
Hurtful
Harmless
A disease that is "benign" is harmless. A situation can also be benign or harmless. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "harmless": "harmful" is an antonym of "harmless" and means causing harm; "hurtful" means causing emotional hurt; "hopeful" means optimistic; and "hopeless" means without hope.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LADEN
Flummoxed
Juxtapose
Burdened
Bewildered
Baffled
Burdened
"Laden" means heavily burdened. For clarification, "juxtapose" means to put two different things together, and the other three answer choices are all synonyms of one another and mean confused.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADVERSE
Portentous
Outlandish
Unorthodox
Pretentious
Unfavorable
Unfavorable
A situation or conditions that are "adverse" are unfavorable and undesirable. So, "unfavorable" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unorthodox" means not conforming to typical norms, "outlandish" means bizarre and extravagant, "portentous" means ominious and foreboding, and "pretentious" means arrogant.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Indigent
Wealthy
Amiable
Brave
Honest
Indigent
Someone who is "destitute" is very poor and lacking necessary possessions, so "indigent," a word which means very poor, is the correct answer. For clarification, "wealthy" means having a lot of money or rich, "amiable" means friendly, "honest" means truthful, and "brave" means courageous.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Glorious
Frightening
Dull
Frugal
Interesting
Dull
"Insipid" means dull, boring and uninspired, so "dull" is the correct answer. For clarification, "frightening" means scary, "frugal" means thrifty, "glorious" means famous or wonderful, and "interesting" means holding one's attention.
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