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Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIMPID
Intrepid
Ornery
Lucid
Laconic
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 #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Cloudy
Intelligible
Insane
Risky
Timid
Intelligible
"Lucid" means expressed clearly, or intelligible.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Mandatory
Mystified
Healthy
Shameful
Clear
Clear
"Lucid" means clear.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLIB
Unsure
Fortified
Weak
Silly
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 #25 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
SPURIOUS
Underwhelmed
Dissected
Fixated
Enraged
False
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 #26 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IRREFUTABLE
Implausible
Deniable
Rebuttable
Undeniable
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 #27 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Correct
Exigent
Quick
Incorrect
Dull
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 #28 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REDUNDANT
Natural
Incorrect
Needless
Manufactured
Mesmerizing
Needless
Redundant means no longer useful or needed.
Example Question #29 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GENUINE
Authentic
Cheerful
Flat
Obscure
Transparent
Authentic
Genuine means that something is really what it claims to be, or authentic.
Example Question #30 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPERFLUOUS
Extra
Timid
Diversified
Ornate
Articulate
Extra
Superfluous means more than is necessary. Thus, the correct answer choice is "extra."
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