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Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Uninterested
Corresponding
Peaceful
Snobbish
Challenging
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #142 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Disastrous
Charged
Energetic
Distant
Substantial
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #143 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Candid
Adopted
Hurried
Isolated
Joyful
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #144 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Ultimate
Rigid
Hopeless
Bespectacled
Sheer
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #145 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Courtly
Proper
Friendly
Seasonal
Stuffy
Friendly
"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.
Example Question #146 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Delicious
Ravenous
Indignant
Explicit
Edible
Ravenous
"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.
Example Question #147 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Unenthusiastic
Stagnant
Invested
Frigid
Scalding
Unenthusiastic
You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.
Example Question #148 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Observant
Quiet
Gloomy
Curved
Enthusiastic
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Example Question #149 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKEPTICAL
Doubting
Fetid
Quirky
Ready
Agreeable
Doubting
Skeptical means having doubt.
Example Question #150 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Hoodwinked
Overwhelmed
Excluded
Splattered
Enraged
Enraged
Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.
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