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Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEFARIOUS
Wicked
Cosmic
Annotated
Refreshing
Rapid
Wicked
"Nefarious" means wicked.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELETERIOUS
Impulsive
Adequate
Desiccated
Wily
Harmful
Harmful
"Deleterious" means harmful or injurious to health.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUCIVE
Helpful
Correct
Angular
Outgoing
Tepid
Helpful
"Conducive" means helpful or tending to produce.
Example Question #64 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SANGUINE
Bloody
Civilized
Hissing
Credible
Determined
Bloody
"Sanguine" means bloody or cheerful. The Latin root word, "sanguis," means blood.
Example Question #65 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMENABLE
Mean
Agreeable
Handy
Unpleasant
Pious
Agreeable
Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.
Example Question #66 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCENARY
Verbose
Normal
Greedy
Perplexing
Amusing
Greedy
The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIDIOUS
Imaginative
Perfect
Squalid
Harmful
Sparse
Harmful
"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.
Example Question #68 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MACABRE
Soaked
Gruesome
Moral
Flowing
Ingenious
Gruesome
"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUITFUL
Arid
Wild
Misleading
Foolish
Fertile
Fertile
"Fruitful" means fertile.
Example Question #70 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Eager
Disturbed
Memorable
Alert
Unconscious
Unconscious
"Comatose" means unconscious.
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