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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
Threatening
Pleasurable
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 #12 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESTITUTE
Wealthy
Comfortable
Affluent
Prosperous
Penniless
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
Harmless
Hurtful
Hopeful
Hopeless
Harmful
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
Bewildered
Flummoxed
Baffled
Burdened
Juxtapose
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
Outlandish
Pretentious
Unorthodox
Portentous
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
Honest
Brave
Wealthy
Amiable
Indigent
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
Frugal
Dull
Interesting
Glorious
Frightening
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.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONTENTIOUS
Controversial
Laden
Umbrage
Apathetic
Kinetic
Controversial
"Contentious" means causing disagreement, debatable or controversial. For clarification, "apathetic" means not caring or unemotional; "kinetic" is an adjective that means relating to movement, "laden" means burdened, and "umbrage" is a feeling or resentment or offense.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PROFANE
Miserly
Demanding
Vociferous
Polite
Disrespectful
Disrespectful
"Profane" language is rude and disrespectful. For clarification, "miserly" means not generous; "vociferous" means loud and vocal.
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