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Example Questions
Example Question #1423 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAUNTING
Bothersome
Calibrating
Pensive
Wavering
Intimidating
Intimidating
Daunting means seemingly difficult or intimidating.
Example Question #1424 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POTENT
Obsessive
Doubtful
Peaceful
Powerful
Blotchy
Powerful
Potent means powerful.
Example Question #631 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEMENTARY
Fraudulent
Desiccated
Bungling
Fundamental
Advanced
Fundamental
“Elementary” is an adjective that can mean “of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject,” “easily dealt with; straightforward and uncomplicated,” or “not decomposable into elements or other primary constituents.” We need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “simple.” That means that “advanced” cannot be the correct answer, because “advanced” means “far on or ahead in development,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “elementary.” “Fundamental,” however, is an adjective that can mean “forming a necessary base or core; of central importance” or “so basic as to be hard to alter, resolve, or overcome,” and because “fundamental” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “elementary,” “fundamental” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1426 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDUOUS
Difficult
Hairy
Bearable
Bold
Shifty
Difficult
"Arduous" means "difficult" or requiring a lot of energy.
Example Question #1427 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONCISE.
Pulchritudinous
Inclusive
Replete
Demanding
Succinct
Succinct
“Concise” means brief and to the point and is therefore closest in meaning to “succinct.” Succinct describes something expressed with brevity and clarity, brief, and to the point. For clarification, replete means filled-up, overflowing; pulchritudinous means very beautiful.
Example Question #1428 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERSE
Lengthy
Challenging
Itinerant
Abrupt
Previous
Abrupt
"Terse" means not using many words, or "abrupt."
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCINCT
Converse
Argumentative
Sweet
Concise
Helpful
Concise
"Succinct" means expressed clearly and concisely, so "concise" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROLIX
Tasteful
Forthcoming
Linguistic
Merry
Verbose
Verbose
"Prolix" means using too many words, or verbose.
Example Question #632 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MONOLITHIC
Diminutive
Bossy
Colossal
Extant
Natural
Colossal
“Monolithic” is an adjective that can mean extremely large, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like large. That means that “diminutive” cannot be the correct answer, because “diminutive” means very small when used as an adjective, making the word an antonym, not a synonym, of “monolithic.” “Colossal,” however, is an adjective that means very big, and because “colossal” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “monolithic,” “colossal” is the correct answer.
Example Question #633 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Pathetic
Agile
Burnt
Concise
Scathing
Concise
"Pithy" means brief and full of meaning.
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