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Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ODIOUS.
Charming
Sensory
Wanton
Revolting
Adventurous
Revolting
“Odious” means revolting. For clarification, "sensory" means relating to the senses; "wanton" means random or indiscriminate.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OMINOUS.
Purposeful
Tricky
Rewarding
Foreboding
Effortless
Foreboding
“Ominous” means scary or foreboding. You might have noticed it has the same root word as “omen,” which might have clued you in to the correct answer "foreboding."
Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRECARIOUS
Risky
Inattentive
Precious
Preventative
Uncertain
Risky
"Precarious" means dangerous, so "risky," which means potentially harmful, is the correct answer.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEJORATIVE
Lenient
Sensible
Elitist
Sneer
Deprecatory
Deprecatory
"Pejorative" is an adjective that means "expressing contempt or disapproval," so we need to find another word that means about the same thing - roughly, "disapproving." While "sneer" (""a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone, or to make such an expression or comment") might seem like a good answer because a sneer is often a pejorative gesture, it is not an adjective that means "disapproving," so it can't be the correct answer. "Deprecatory," on the other hand, is an adjective that means "showing a critical or disrespectful attitude," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "pejorative," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Fortuituous
False
Honest
Truthful
Feral
False
"Illusory" means deceptive or false. Honest and Truthful are the antonyms of Illusory. Fortuitous means to be lucky, and Feral means to be wild. Both of these words have no relation to Illusory in this context.
Example Question #1374 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Naive
Ostentatious
Wealthy
Quarrelsome
Shiny
Wealthy
Opulent means wealthy.
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEFUNCT
Hard of hearing
Blunt
Stupid
Non-working
Terrible
Non-working
Something that is "defunct" is no longer in use or no longer capable of being used or done; something that is it is non-working.
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Second wind
Wide awake
Running late
Feeling down
Passed out
Passed out
“Comatose” is an adjective that describes someone in a state of exhaustion or who cannot function. The expression that best matches “comatose” is “passed out.” Energetic and feeling “wide awake” are antonyms of “comatose.”
Example Question #1377 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Passive
Small
Sharp
Mysterious
Winding
Sharp
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOLATILE
Precocious
Changeable
Vile
Melodious
Sentimental
Changeable
Volatile means changeable. It also means explosive.
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