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Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Bespectacled
Rigid
Sheer
Hopeless
Ultimate
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
Stuffy
Courtly
Proper
Seasonal
Friendly
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 #1691 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Ravenous
Indignant
Delicious
Explicit
Edible
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
Frigid
Scalding
Stagnant
Invested
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
Observant
Gloomy
Quiet
Curved
Enthusiastic
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKEPTICAL
Fetid
Ready
Agreeable
Doubting
Quirky
Doubting
Skeptical means having doubt.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Excluded
Enraged
Overwhelmed
Splattered
Hoodwinked
Enraged
Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITE
Remorseful
Dignified
Diminutive
Transparent
Discreet
Remorseful
Contrite means remorseful and filled with the desire to repent.
Example Question #40 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IRATE
Furious
Legal
Rapid
Melancholy
Longitudinal
Furious
Irate means very angry or furious.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SENSATIONAL
Tactile
Muted
Garrulous
Thought-provoking
Shocking
Shocking
Sensational means causing great public excitement, or shocking.
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