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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
Snobbish
Challenging
Uninterested
Peaceful
Corresponding
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
Substantial
Disastrous
Charged
Distant
Energetic
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
Adopted
Joyful
Isolated
Hurried
Candid
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
Hopeless
Bespectacled
Rigid
Sheer
Ultimate
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
Seasonal
Friendly
Courtly
Proper
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
Edible
Explicit
Delicious
Indignant
Ravenous
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
Stagnant
Unenthusiastic
Scalding
Invested
Frigid
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
Enthusiastic
Observant
Gloomy
Quiet
Curved
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
Fetid
Agreeable
Doubting
Ready
Quirky
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
Excluded
Splattered
Overwhelmed
Enraged
Enraged
Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.
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