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Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Nontransparent
Limpid
Lucid
Clear
Cloudy
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Burning
Partial
Intelligent
Cozy
Burdensome
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #825 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Toilet
Generous
Spacious
Nasty
Friendly
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Cold
Funny
Sheer
Frightening
Deadly
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Running late
On the up
Broken down
Under budget
Lost the way
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #1582 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Dark
Lukewarm
Mindful
Honorable
Escalating
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Burly
Marked
Tentative
Dry
Clandestine
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Commendable
Dry
Weak
Malleable
Shocking
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTRID
Optimistic
Causal
Lethal
Decaying
Latent
Decaying
"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.
Example Question #781 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURGID
Arrogant
Transparent
Swollen
Intimidating
Striped
Swollen
"Turgid" means swollen.
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