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Example Question #256 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUMINATIVE
Effervescent
Thoughtful
Voracious
Stingy
Insatiable
Thoughtful
To "ruminate" means to think about something frequently, to mull it over. "Stingy" and "miserly" are synonyms. "Effervescent" is another word for "bubbly." "Voracious" is another word for "ravenous" and "famished."
Example Question #257 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESS
Ingenuous
Sedulous
Debonair
Immanent
Vapid
Ingenuous
"Guileless" means childlike, naive, or "ingenuous." "Vapid" is a synonym for "dull," and "debonair" is a synonym for "sophisticated" or urbane. "Immanent" means inherent, and "sedulous" means hardworking.
Example Question #258 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTIC
Acerbic
Overwrought
Propitious
Vitriolic
Euphoric
Overwrought
"Bombastic" means "overwrought" and pompous. "Vitriolic" and "acerbic" are synonyms. "Propitious" means favorable or auspicious. "Euphoric" means ecstatic or elated.
Example Question #2031 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Slothful
Persuasive
Indolent
Subversive
Seditious
Persuasive
"Cogent" means extremely "persuasive" or compelling. "Slothful" and "indolent" are synonyms that both mean lazy. "Seditious" and "subversive" are also synonyms.
Example Question #260 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPRICIOUS
Petulant
Avid
Dulcet
Irascible
Fickle
Fickle
"Capricious" means unpredictable or "fickle." "Petulant" and "irascible" both mean irritable, peevish. "Dulcet" is used to describe sweet, pleasant sounds. "Avid" means keen and eager.
Example Question #261 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPLAISANT
Potent
Thorough
Self-evident
Amenable
Self-satisfied
Amenable
"Complaisant" means willing to do things, pleasant, and "amenable." Be careful not to confuse this with "complacent," which means overly satisfied with oneself. "Potent" means powerful. Something "thorough" is in-depth, rigorous, and exhaustive.
Example Question #262 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUS
Temperate
Bombastic
Grandiloquent
Pugnacious
Circumspect
Temperate
"Abstemious" is the adjective form of the verb "abstain" and denotes temperance and moderation. "Circumspect" is a synonym for "noncommittal." Both "bombastic" and "grandiloquent" mean pompous. "Pugnacious" means aggressive and combative.
Example Question #1241 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEDANTIC
Discreet
Suave
Conspicuous
Picky
Deleterious
Picky
"Pedantic" means "picky," overly fastidious, or narrow minded. "Suave" is a synonym for "sophisticated." "Deleterious" is a synonym for "harmful." "Discreet" is a synonym for "inconspicuous," which is obviously the antonym of "conspicuous."
Example Question #1242 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMISCUOUS
Precarious
Wanton
Modest
Perilous
Debased
Wanton
"Wanton" is a word that means immoral or "promiscuous" in some contexts. "Perilous" is a synonym for "dangerous." "Precarious" means unsteady or insecure. "Debased" means lowered in value or humiliated. "Modest" means humble or lowly.
Example Question #1243 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERTINACIOUS
Misunderstood
Exceptional
Outlandish
Persistent
Garish
Persistent
"Pertinacious" is a synonym for "persistent" and "tenacious." "Outlandish" means strange or bizarre. "Garish" is a synonym for tawdry or gaudy, and "exceptional" is a synonym for "outstanding." "Understood" and "misunderstood" are antonyms.
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