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Example Question #195 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Crucial
Squeamish
Equivalent
Conjectural
Admonishing
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #196 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Tacit
Feverish
Crucial
Torpid
Archaic
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #197 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Banal
Tantamount
Tangential
Fundamental
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #198 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Auspicious
Laconic
Ancient
Nomadic
Propitious
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #199 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Refined
Unisex
Gauche
Adroit
Maritime
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #200 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Verbose
Unethical
Pleonastic
Vicarious
Salutary
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #731 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
truthfully
rapidly
passionately
calmly
reluctantly
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #732 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
solely
politely
maliciously
trifling
disappointing
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
Example Question #733 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUNDLY
Emphatically
Marginally
Falsely
Openly
Cheerfully
Emphatically
"Roundly" means done in an emphatic or vehement way.
Example Question #734 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICIOUSLY
Ferociously
Vicinity
Invincible
Heart-rending
Visibly
Ferociously
"Viciously" and "ferociously" are synonymous adverbs describing a savage, violent or destructive way of performing an action, attacking viciously, for example. The other words do not share this meaning. In fact, some of the other answer choices are not even adverbs.
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