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Example Question #1444 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORBIDDING
Crafty
Threatening
Witty
Welcoming
Iconic
Threatening
"Forbidding" means uninviting or threatening. This is an antonym for "welcoming." "Witty" means humorously intelligent, and "crafty" means clever and devious. "Iconic" is a synonym for classic; it can also mean related or pertaining to a religious icon.
Example Question #1445 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCATHING
Blistering
Abysmal
Autumnal
Lively
Harvested
Blistering
"Scathing" means biting, severe, and "blistering." "Abysmal" means dreadful or terrible, and "lively" means animated. "Autumnal" is an adjective for autumn or fall.
Example Question #1446 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORPID
Legendary
Illogical
Improvised
Elaborate
Sluggish
Sluggish
"Torpid" is another word for "sluggish" or lethargic. "Elaborate" means very complex and intricate. "Improvised" means unplanned or spontaneous. "Illogical" is an antonym for "logical," and "legendary" is a synonym for fabled or storied.
Example Question #1447 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSAILABLE
Erratic
Vulnerable
Immutable
Intractable
Voluminous
Vulnerable
The verb "assail" means attack, so the adjective "assailable" means able to be attacked, susceptible to attack. This is closest in meaning to "vulnerable." Additionally, "immutable" means fixed, never-changing; "voluminous" means large, vast, having a lot of volume; "intractable" means stubborn, obstinate, refusing to change one's mind; "erratic" means unreliable, inconsistent.
Example Question #1448 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDISCRIMINATE
Verbose
False
Firm
Random
Organized
Random
The adjective "indiscriminate" means not selective, done randomly without any consideration. Additionally, "verbose" means (of writing or speech) wordy, overly complicated.
Example Question #1449 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENURIOUS
Emblematic
Auspicious
Ignominious
Propitious
Impoverished
Impoverished
"Penury" is extreme poverty. "Ignominy" means shame and humiliation, and "emblematic" means symbolic. "Propitious" and "auspicious" are synonyms that both mean favorable and promising.
Example Question #1450 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACONIC
Mercurial
Apposite
Tasteless
Terse
Slothful
Terse
"Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" or brief. "Mercurial" is a synonym for "capricious," and "apposite" means apt. "Tasteless" and "tasteful" are antonyms, "slothful" and "indolent" are synonyms.
Example Question #2241 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONJECTURAL
Grotesque
Belligerent
Elliptical
Vicarious
Speculative
Speculative
"Conjectural" means "speculative," supposed, hypothetical. "Belligerent" is a synonym for "aggressive," and "grotesque" is a synonym for "gruesome." "Elliptical" means obscure and impossible to comprehend. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," indirect.
Example Question #2242 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSOLVENT
Bankrupt
Aloof
Greedy
Inane
Infrequent
Bankrupt
The adjective "insolvent" means unable to pay one's debts due to running out of money. This is closest in definition to "bankrupt." Additionally, "aloof" means distant, withdrawn from human company; "inane" means pointless and silly.
Example Question #2243 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTATIVE
Presumed
Effervescent
Apocryphal
Morose
Gilded
Presumed
"Putative" means assumed, so-called, or supposed. "Effervescent" means bubbly and can describe a liquid or a personality, and "morose" is a synonym for glum or gloomy. "Gilded" means shiny or covered in a gold or gold-like coating. "Apocryphal" means fictitious or false.
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