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Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Ancient
Perfect
Obscene
Unprepared
Geographic
Ancient
"Primordial" means prehistoric or primeval. "Ancient" means extremely old, so it is the closest synonym amongst the answer choices and the correct answer.
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONIC
Persistent
Archaic
Transitory
Timely
Extinct
Persistent
"Chronic" is an adjective that means "persisting for a long time or constantly recurring" and often refers to diseases. So, we need to pick out another word that means something like "persistent." While all of the available answer choices have something to do with time, only "persistent" is similar in meaning to "chronic," since "persistent" means "continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period." Because "persistent" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "chronic," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPATETIC
Stable
Itinerant
Whimsical
Random
Dormant
Itinerant
"Peripatetic" is an adjective that means "traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods," so we need to find another adjective that means something like "traveling." Since "itinerant" means "traveling from place to place" as an adjective, it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "peripatetic" and the correct answer.
Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STATIC
Sympathetic
Mobile
Stagnant
Tedious
Active
Stagnant
"Static" means not moving or stagnant. Active and Mobile means movable, so they are antonyms are Static. Sympathetic means to have compassion, Tedious means boring and dull. These last two words have no relation to Static.
Example Question #50 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSPECTIVE
Potential
Positive
Elusive
Habitual
Shiny
Potential
Prospective means expecting to be something in the future, or having that potential.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HABITUAL
Thoughtful
Continual
Cultural
Meandering
Loose
Continual
Habitual means done as a habit, done constantly, or continual.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGRAINED
Established
Fervent
Correct
Wild
Formatted
Established
Engrained means firmly fixed or established.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Transient
Contemporary
Candid
Sequential
Fuzzy
Sequential
Chronological means ordered from earliest to latest, or sequential.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREREQUISITE
Long-winded
Exiled
Supportive
Domineering
Necessary
Necessary
Prerequisite means required as a prior condition, or necessary.
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INITIAL
Arbitrary
Inscribed
Captivating
Commencing
Laconic
Commencing
Initial means beginning, first, or commencing.
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