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Example Question #2255 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELUCIDATE
Intelligent
Clarify
Lucid
Learn
Read
Clarify
The word "elucidate" means to clarify or to explain. The best answer choice is "clarify," which means to make clear or to explain. The word "lucid", though related to the verb "elucidate", is not itself a verb. It is an adjective which means clear or easily understood.
Example Question #2256 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SIMILITUDE
Felicity
Resemblance
Ardor
Pleasantry
Bastion
Resemblance
"Similitude" is a noun derived from the Latin root "similis", meaning similar. "Resemblance" is a noun meaning the state of being alike, so it is a synonym for "similitude."
Example Question #2257 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Ministry
Loyalty
Inadequacy
Ennui
Tint
Loyalty
"Fidelity" is a noun derived from the Latin root fidelis meaning faithfulness. "Loyalty" is a noun meaning a strong feeling of allegiance or faithfulness, and is an appropriate synonym.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots From Greek
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
UNORTHODOX
Strange
Putrid
Ordinary
Pedestrian
Malevolent
Strange
"Unorthodox" means unusual or strange or not traditional, so "strange" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots From Other Languages
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SAVANT
Accumulation
Mirage
Scholar
Epicure
Irony
Scholar
A "savant" is a person of extensive learning, so the best choice is the word "scholar." "Savant" is derived from the French word "savoir," which means to know.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots From Anglo Saxon
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFOREMENTIONED
Afoot
Afore
Aforesaid
Afoul
Aforethought
Aforesaid
These words all share an anglo-saxon root "afore-." The only two words with closely related meanings are "aforesaid" and "aforementioned," which refer to something that has previously come up in conversation. The other words are not synonymous with "aforementioned."
Example Question #2261 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUAKE
Freeze
Verify
Quiver
Transform
Repel
Quiver
“Quake” is a verb that means “shake or tremble,” especially when referring to the earth, or “shake or shudder with fear” when referring to a person. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “shake.” That means that “freeze” cannot be the correct answer, because “freeze” can mean “to become paralyzed with fear or shock,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “quake.” “Quiver,” however, is a verb that means “to tremble or shake,” and because “quiver” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “quake,” “quiver” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2262 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLACIAL
Natural
Slow
Melting
Deliberate
Beautiful
Slow
"Glacial" can have two meanings: very cold or moving very slowly. ("Glacial" comes from the word "glacier," which is a huge mass of ice that moves extremely slowly.) Given that none of the answer choices are similar to the word "cold," the best synonym is one that means slow.Thus, the best answer choice is "slow."
Example Question #2263 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PITCH
Explode
Collect
Propose
Fabricate
Propel
Propose
To pitch an idea or plan means to propose it.
Example Question #2264 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCARNATION
Lifetime
Choice
Vessel
Meal
Demonstration
Lifetime
An incarnation is the embodiment of a god, or an individual's lifetime.
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