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Example Question #1021 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEMINAL
Influential
Insignificant
Bothersome
Detailed
Regular
Influential
"Seminal" means innovative, original, or "influential."
Example Question #1022 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEGLIGIBLE
Insignificant
Aggressive
Essential
Easygoing
Opposite
Insignificant
"Negligible" means so small it's not worth considering, or "insignificant."
Example Question #1023 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDING
Astounding
Belittling
Mesmerizing
Aggravating
Baffling
Baffling
"Confounding" means confusing and difficult to figure out. "Baffling" means puzzling. Given how similar "confounding" and "baffling" are in meaning, they are synonyms.
Example Question #1024 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMINENT
Pale
Reserved
Talkative
Personable
Important
Important
Prominent means well-known or famous.
Example Question #1025 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBSTANTIAL
Heavy
Kind
Considerable
Practical
Rough
Considerable
Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.
Example Question #1026 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FUNDAMENTAL
Violent
Capital
Underlying
Constructive
Pesky
Underlying
Foundational means basic or underlying.
Example Question #1027 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Sly
Banal
Settled
Particular
Odd
Banal
Trivial means unimportant or banal
Example Question #1028 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Delayed
Affordable
Insignificant
Calm
Modest
Insignificant
Trivial means insignificant.
Example Question #1029 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPREHENSIVE
Wandering
Inclusive
Hesitant
Threatening
Blatant
Inclusive
Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.
Example Question #1030 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REQUISITE
Decorated
Conversational
Required
Mortified
Optional
Required
“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.
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