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Example Question #2234 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Violent
Flexible
Harmless
Urgent
Kindly
Kindly
Someone who is benevolent is kindly, helpful, or friendly. The root word is "bene," Latin for "good."
Example Question #2235 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Journey
Incoherence
Evasion
Spin
Wandering
Evasion
Circumlocution is the act of talking around the point instead of getting directly to it; it's speaking evasively or indirectly. The roots are "circum", Latin for "around", and "locut-" Latin for "speaking;" "circumlocution" is "around-speaking."
Example Question #2236 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Deluded
Machine-like
Convincing
Hidden
Urgent
Convincing
Something that is cogent is logical, sensible, and intelligent. It comes from the Latin root "cog-" meaning "think/know", as in "cognition" (the act of thinking or knowing) and "incognito" (unknown, or under cover).
Example Question #2237 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Friendly
Rotting
Unified
Thoughtful
Obese
Obese
Someone who is corpulent is very fat, or obese. This comes from the Latin root "corp-", meaning body, as in "corpse" and "incorporate."
Example Question #2238 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREDULITY
Hilarity
Misery
Cruelty
Fidelity
Gullibility
Gullibility
Credulity is the condition of being eager to believe something, so the synonym is gullibility. The Latin root here is "cred-", which means to believe, as in "credit" (being willing to trust or believe someone or something), and "incredible" (unbelievable).
Example Question #2241 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIMINUTIVE
Insulting
Stupid
Tiny
Funny
Degrading
Tiny
"Diminutive" means small, so the synonym you want is "tiny." This comes from the Latin root "minute," meaning a small thing, as in "minute" (small measure of time) and "mini-" (a prefix meaning anything small in size) or "minus" (to make smaller by subtracting).
Example Question #2242 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Identification
Cusp
Loyalty
Transfer
Carnage
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
Scholarly
Central
Free
Malevolent
New
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
Example Question #2243 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NULLIFY
Lurk
Persuade
Rest
Cancel
Clean
Cancel
"To nullify" is to cancel. The Latin root word, "nullus," means no or none.
Example Question #2244 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COPIOUS
Tiring
Hackneyed
Melodramatic
Plentiful
Distinct
Plentiful
"Copious" means plentiful or large in quantity. The Latin root word, "copia," means abundance.
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