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Example Question #1394 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GERMANE
Discerning
Relevant
Touchy
Jealous
Crusty
Relevant
“Germane” means relevant, so "relevant" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “germane”. “Touchy” means easily upset. “Discerning” means perceptive. “Jealous” means envious. “Crusty” means having a crisp or hard outer layer or covering.
Example Question #1395 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GERMANE
Considerable
Unimportant
Important
Irrelevant
Pertinent
Pertinent
"Germane" is an adjective that means relevant to the topic of discussion, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like relevant. While both "important" and "pertinent" may look like potentially correct answer choices, "important" does not mean relevant, while "pertinent" means relevant. Because "pertinent" is the closest synonym of "germane" amongst the listed answer choices, it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROFANE
Rebellious
Unwieldy
Indecent
Furious
Difficult
Indecent
"Profane" means secular, disrespectful, or "indecent."
Example Question #1396 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEWD
Untied
Vulgar
Shining
Limber
Particular
Vulgar
"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."
Example Question #1397 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABERRANT
Inflected
Deviant
Ill
Playful
Clamorous
Deviant
"Aberrant" means departing from the standard, or deviant.
Example Question #2191 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Indecisive
Sustained
Fanciful
Equal
Slanderous
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #1399 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Unfriendly
Superior
Related
Dissimilar
Superficial
Related
The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.
Example Question #2192 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Burdened
Flexible
Excused
Maligned
Upset
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
intact
loose
determined
damaged
frosty
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #2193 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Informal
Antique
Collectible
Harsh
Radiant
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
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