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Example Question #824 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Frightening
Sheer
Funny
Deadly
Cold
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Running late
Broken down
Under budget
Lost the way
On the up
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Lukewarm
Dark
Mindful
Honorable
Escalating
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #787 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Marked
Dry
Clandestine
Burly
Tentative
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Dry
Commendable
Shocking
Malleable
Weak
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTRID
Latent
Lethal
Optimistic
Decaying
Causal
Decaying
"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURGID
Transparent
Swollen
Striped
Intimidating
Arrogant
Swollen
"Turgid" means swollen.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SINUOUS
Winding
Harmonious
Purposeful
Sparse
Inherent
Winding
"Sinuous" means winding or curving.
Example Question #1581 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EMACIATED
Convergent
Formal
Thin
Masculine
Curt
Thin
"Emaciated" means abnormally thin.
Example Question #1582 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LITHE
Flexible
Stuck
Technical
Valuable
Mundane
Flexible
"Lithe" means flexible or easily bent.
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