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Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Silly
Talk
Common
Formal
Local
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Welcome
Terse
Unfortunate
Mediocre
Uncharacteristic
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Intellectual
Asinine
Impoverished
Appropriate
Acquiescent
Acquiescent
“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.
Example Question #124 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Latitudinal
Untitled
One-sided
Entitled
Bilateral
One-sided
"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.
Example Question #125 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISMAL
Bleak
Clean
Sterile
Dry
Arid
Bleak
"Dismal" and "bleak" are synonyms referring to a state of being inhospitable and dark (in all senses). Their meanings obviously have a negative connotation. "Clean" and "sterile" have definitions related to the idea of being free from dirt, mess, or (in the case of "sterile") germs. "Arid" and "dry" refer to areas that lack water
Example Question #126 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXOTIC
Merciful
Foreign
Domestic
Intolerable
Reckless
Foreign
Something "exotic" is strange or foreign. This is the opposite of "domestic." "Reckless" and "risky" are synonyms, as are "intolerable" and "insufferable." "Merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #127 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEBRIATED
Pessimistic
Militant
Quarrelsome
Circuitous
Intoxicated
Intoxicated
"Inebriated" means drunk or intoxicated. "Quarrelsome" means argumentative, which is also a synonym for "antagonistic." "Pessimistic" and "optimistic" are antonyms, as are "direct" and "circuitous." "Militant" means fanatical, overly zealous.
Example Question #128 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EVOCATIVE
Abrupt
Redolent
Tasteless
Graceful
Clumsy
Redolent
"Evocative" and "redolent" are synonyms. "Graceful" means elegant or fluid, and "tasteless" is the opposite of tasteful. "Clumsy" means physically awkward, and "abrupt" means sudden.
Example Question #129 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREFATORY
Garrulous
Loquacious
Convivial
Arboreal
Introductory
Introductory
A "preface" is a type of introduction, so something "prefatory" would be "introductory." "Garrulous" and "loquacious" are two synonyms for talkative. "Convivial" means cheerful. "Arboreal" is a word used to describe trees (think of Arbor Day).
Example Question #130 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAMISHED
Ravenous
Pugnacious
Forthcoming
Imminent
Hideous
Ravenous
"Famished" means super hungry. "Hideous" means extremely ugly, and "pugnacious" means combative. "Imminent" means impending, approaching, or forthcoming.