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Example Question #1516 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACIT
Jubilant
Eligible
Unspoken
Ecstatic
Explicit
Unspoken
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
Example Question #1517 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSUPERABLE
Repugnant
Cheerful
Zealous
Acrobatic
Insurmountable
Insurmountable
"Insuperable" is a synonym for "insurmountable," difficult to overcome. "Zealous" means impassioned, fervent. "Repugnant" means loathsome, vile. "Acrobatic" can mean literally like an acrobat or more figuratively skilled and flexible at physical feats. "Cheerful" is a synonym for "jolly" and "merry."
Example Question #1518 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTANT
Annihilated
Not destroyed
Exuberant
Spectacular
Myriad
Not destroyed
"Extant," which often describes archaeological or historical artifacts, means still in existence, "not destroyed." This is an antonym for "annihilated," or totally destroyed. "Myriad" means innumerable. "Spectacular" is a synonym for "stunning." "Exuberant" means overjoyed.
Example Question #1519 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCURSIVE
Redundant
Gravid
Digressive
Thwarted
Alabaster
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #1520 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPOTIC
Macabre
Tyrannical
Tacit
Archaic
Hopeful
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
Example Question #1521 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Regal
Macabre
Capacious
Cosmic
Spectral
Cosmic
"Celestial" means "cosmic" and particularly pertains to stars. "Spectral" means ghostly. "Regal" means royal and stately. "Capacious" means spacious or palatial.
Example Question #1522 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAMOUNT
Vital
Proportional
Empirical
Of equivalent importance
Of little importance
Vital
"Paramount" means of utmost importance, "vital," or integral. "Empirical" means able to be measured or based in evidence rather than, say, logic or intuition. "Proportional" means commensurate, corresponding.
Example Question #1523 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Squeamish
Admonishing
Equivalent
Conjectural
Crucial
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #1524 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Tacit
Feverish
Archaic
Torpid
Crucial
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #1525 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Fundamental
Tantamount
Banal
Tangential
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
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