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Example Question #1431 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GERMANE
Touchy
Relevant
Crusty
Jealous
Discerning
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 #1432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GERMANE
Considerable
Important
Irrelevant
Unimportant
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 #1433 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROFANE
Difficult
Rebellious
Furious
Unwieldy
Indecent
Indecent
"Profane" means secular, disrespectful, or "indecent."
Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEWD
Limber
Particular
Untied
Vulgar
Shining
Vulgar
"Lewd" means crude, offensive, or "vulgar."
Example Question #1434 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABERRANT
Deviant
Ill
Playful
Clamorous
Inflected
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
Equal
Sustained
Indecisive
Fanciful
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
Related
Unfriendly
Dissimilar
Superior
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 #1401 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Excused
Flexible
Burdened
Upset
Maligned
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
loose
frosty
damaged
determined
intact
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Antique
Collectible
Radiant
Informal
Harsh
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
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