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Example Question #2162 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIMPID
Ornery
Laconic
Lucid
Intrepid
Listless
Lucid
Something expressed in a “limpid” way is expressed clearly and lucidly and easily understood. So the correct answer is “lucid” which also means clear. For clarification, "listless" means lacking energy; "laconic" means terse or brief; "ornery" means irritable or bad-tempered; "intrepid" means adventurous.
Example Question #2163 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Risky
Timid
Cloudy
Intelligible
Insane
Intelligible
"Lucid" means expressed clearly, or intelligible.
Example Question #2164 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Mystified
Mandatory
Clear
Healthy
Shameful
Clear
"Lucid" means clear.
Example Question #2302 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLIB
Silly
Unsure
Fortified
Weak
Flippant
Flippant
"Glib" means speaking a lot but in an insincere and flippant way, so "flippant," meaning facetious and rude, is the correct answer.
Example Question #2303 : Synonyms
SPURIOUS
Fixated
Dissected
False
Enraged
Underwhelmed
False
"Spurious" means counterfeit or untrue. (Example: "The paper was full of spurious claims, and Francis wasn't surprised that the argument's evidence was lacking, as evidence would have contradicted its claims.") Therefore, "false" is the best synonym.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Truth, Existence, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IRREFUTABLE
Undeniable
Deniable
Rebuttable
Implausible
Plausible
Undeniable
"Irrefutable" is an adjective meaning "impossible to deny or disprove." While "undeniable" and "implausible" may each look like a potentially correct answer because like "irrefutable," "undeniable" and" implausible" each begin with a negative prefix; however, "implausible" means "not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince," so it is actually an antonym of "irrefutable," and not the correct answer. "Undeniable," however, means "unable to be denied or disputed." Since "undeniable" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "irrefutable," so "undeniable" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2167 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Incorrect
Quick
Exigent
Dull
Correct
Incorrect
"Erroneous" is used to describe a mistake or something that is incorrect. Correct would be the opposite of Erroneous. Exigent means immediate, Quick means to be fast at something, and Dull means boring. These last three words have no relation to Erroneous in this situation.
Example Question #2168 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REDUNDANT
Needless
Manufactured
Incorrect
Natural
Mesmerizing
Needless
Redundant means no longer useful or needed.
Example Question #2169 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GENUINE
Authentic
Transparent
Obscure
Flat
Cheerful
Authentic
Genuine means that something is really what it claims to be, or authentic.
Example Question #2171 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPERFLUOUS
Diversified
Extra
Ornate
Articulate
Timid
Extra
Superfluous means more than is necessary. Thus, the correct answer choice is "extra."
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