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Example Question #1183 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CALM
Voracious
Depraved
Vivacious
Animated
Serene
Serene
"Calm" means "serene" and peaceful. "Voracious" means ravenous or very hungry. "Vivacious" means lively or animated. "Depraved" means calm or corrupt.
Example Question #1184 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Deleterious
Congenial
Oblivious
Merry
Insatiable
Insatiable
"Voracious" means ravenous, very hungry, or insatiable. "Congenial" means personable and friendly. "Merry" means cheerful, festive, and light-hearted. "Oblivious" means clueless. "Deleterious" means harmful or pernicious.
Example Question #1185 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPARTIAL
Prophetic
Frivolous
Predictable
Unbiased
Flippant
Unbiased
"Impartial" means "unbiased" and fair. "Prophetic" means clairvoyant or farsighted, able to see the future. Similarly, "predictable" means foreseeable, able to be predicted. "Flippant" and "frivolous" are synonyms.
Example Question #1186 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PETULANT
Scathing
Potent
Peevish
Adept
Adroit
Peevish
"Petulant" and "peevish" both mean sulky and bad tempered. "Scathing" means searingly critical. "Adept" and "adroit" both mean skillful. "Potent" means powerful and strong.
Example Question #1187 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMAGINATIVE
Deprived
Depraved
Sympathetic
Creative
Expert
Creative
"Imaginative" and "creative" are synonyms. "Depraved" means corrupt, and "deprived" means disadvantaged. "Sympathetic" is a near synonym to "empathetic," and "expert" means skillful or knowledgeable.
Example Question #1231 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STINGY
Equivocal
Ambiguous
Fervid
Miserly
Ardent
Miserly
"Stingy" and "miserly" are synonyms that mean cheap. "Fervid" and "ardent" both mean impassioned. "Equivocal" means ambiguous or unclear.
Example Question #1232 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRINGENT
Merciful
Bountiful
Tenacious
Strict
Loquacious
Strict
"Stringent" means "strict" and firm. "Tenacious" means determined and persistent. "Bountiful" means plentiful and abundant. "Loquacious" means talkative, and "merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #1981 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESOLUTE
Purposeful
Irascible
Combative
Avaricious
Pugnacious
Purposeful
"Resolute" means determined and "purposeful." "Avaricious" means greedy, and "irascible" means irritable. "Combative" and "pugnacious" are synonyms meaning aggressive and ready to fight.
Example Question #1982 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSTRIOUS
Distinguished
Flippant
Frivolous
Meaningful
Inconsequential
Distinguished
"Illustrious," "distinguished," and "eminent" are all synonyms. "Meaningful" means significant and consequential. This is an antonym of "inconsequential." "Flippant" and "frivolous" are synonyms.
Example Question #1983 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEDITIOUS
Saccharine
Diligent
Subversive
Maudlin
Assiduous
Subversive
"Seditious" means troublemaking or subversive. "Saccharine" means too sweet and sentimental, and "maudlin" similarly means tearfully and excessively sentimental. "Assiduous," "diligent," and "sedulous" are all synonyms for hardworking.
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