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Example Question #891 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Challenging
Corresponding
Snobbish
Peaceful
Uninterested
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Distant
Substantial
Charged
Energetic
Disastrous
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Joyful
Candid
Adopted
Hurried
Isolated
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Sheer
Hopeless
Rigid
Ultimate
Bespectacled
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Proper
Seasonal
Courtly
Friendly
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 #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Delicious
Ravenous
Edible
Explicit
Indignant
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 #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Unenthusiastic
Invested
Frigid
Stagnant
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 #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Quiet
Enthusiastic
Gloomy
Observant
Curved
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Example Question #899 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKEPTICAL
Fetid
Doubting
Agreeable
Quirky
Ready
Doubting
Skeptical means having doubt.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Overwhelmed
Splattered
Hoodwinked
Excluded
Enraged
Enraged
Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.
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