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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
Obscene
Ancient
Geographic
Perfect
Unprepared
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 #2413 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONIC
Transitory
Timely
Extinct
Archaic
Persistent
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 #2421 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPATETIC
Whimsical
Random
Dormant
Itinerant
Stable
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 #2422 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STATIC
Mobile
Stagnant
Active
Sympathetic
Tedious
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 #2423 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSPECTIVE
Positive
Elusive
Potential
Shiny
Habitual
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
Continual
Thoughtful
Cultural
Loose
Meandering
Continual
Habitual means done as a habit, done constantly, or continual.
Example Question #2424 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGRAINED
Formatted
Fervent
Wild
Established
Correct
Established
Engrained means firmly fixed or established.
Example Question #2425 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Candid
Fuzzy
Transient
Contemporary
Sequential
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
Necessary
Supportive
Exiled
Domineering
Long-winded
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
Laconic
Commencing
Arbitrary
Inscribed
Captivating
Commencing
Initial means beginning, first, or commencing.
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