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Example Question #273 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GIST
Content
Minimal
Understanding
Essence
Half
Essence
The correct answer is "essence."
"Gist" is a noun that means the substance or essence of a speech, text or dialogue.
Example Question #274 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVERSION
Wit
Chemistry
Mettle
Kindness
Dislike
Dislike
"Aversion" means dislike, opposition, antagonism.
"Kindness" means compassion, benevolence, humanity.
"Mettle" means bravery, caliber or courage.
"Chemistry" means attraction or charm in addition to being a field of natural science.
"Wit" means mentally sharp, funny, or clever and humorous.
Example Question #275 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PIGMENT
Paper
Molecule
Desert
Color
Debt
Color
"Pigment" means color, dye or stain.
"Desert" means arid land.
"Molecule" means a very small piece, a fragment of something, a particle of something.
"Debt" means money that is owed to others.
"Paper" means the physical object that we write on, or it can mean a written article or essay.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONSTRICTIVE
snake-like
liberating
mean-spirited
restrictive
hazardous
restrictive
Constrictive means something is restrictive.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
A synonym of "limber" is __________.
lithe
novel
minuscule
cumbersome
stretched
lithe
"Limber" is an adjective that means "flexible" or "bending easily," so we need to pick out another adjective that also means "flexible." While "stretched" may look like a good answer because "flexible" means "able to stretch," "stretched" does not mean "flexible," so it can't be correct. "Lithe," on the other hand, means "characterized by flexibility and grace," and since it is closest in meaning to "limber," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
A synonym of “grubby” is __________.
derogatory
filthy
municipal
forthright
spotless
filthy
“Grubby” is an adjective that means either “dirty; grimy” or “disreputable; sordid.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “grimy” or “disreputable.” That means that “spotless” cannot be the correct answer, because “spotless” is an adjective that means “absolutely clean or pure; immaculate,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “grubby.” “Filthy,” however, is an adjective that can mean “disgustingly dirty,” and because “filthy” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “grubby,” “filthy” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Arid
Moist
Inundated
Dry
Outer space
Desert
Dry
"Arid" means dry; Moist means slightly wet; Inundated means flooded; Desert is a place that has sand and is dry; and Outer space it the area outside the earth's atmosphere.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
TORRID
Stifling
Dispute
Frigid
Whimsical
Mediocre
Stifling
"Torrid" means scorching hot or extremely challenging. In this instance the best synonym for one of those meanings is “stifling” which means uncomfortably hot. For clarification, a dispute is an argument or disagreement; mediocre describes something that is average in a negative way; whimsical means silly and quirky; frigid means very cold, and is an antonym of stifling and torrid.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
IMMACULATE
Spotless
Cluttered
Messy
Jumbled
Untidy
Spotless
Something that is "immaculate" is perfect, clean, unblemished or spotless. The other four answer choices are all antonyms of immaculate.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRAGILE
Breakable
Vociferous
Sturdy
Persuasive
Broken
Breakable
"Fragile" means breakable.
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