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Example Question #1261 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COERCIVE
Prophetic
Sedulous
Lascivious
Forceful
Sardonic
Forceful
"Coercive" means "forceful" or threatening. "Lascivious" is a synonym for "lecherous" or lustful, and "prophetic" is a synonym for "clairvoyant" or farsighted. "Sedulous" means hardworking, assiduous. "Sardonic" is a synonym for "sarcastic."
Example Question #1262 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
XENOPHOBIC
Fearful of foreigners
Fear of germs
Fearful of water
Fearful of open spaces
Fearful of heights
Fearful of foreigners
Someone "xenophobic" is afraid of or hateful toward foreigners. "Agoraphobia" is a fear of open spaces or a fear of crowded spaces, and "aquaphobia" is a fear of water. "Acrophobia" is a fear of heights. "Fear of germs and infection" is known as mysophobia or germophobia.
Example Question #1263 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCINCT
Indefatigable
Gregarious
Invective
Abrasive
Concise
Concise
"Succinct" means "concise," laconic, or pithy. "Abrasive" means harsh or grating. "Indefatigable" means untiring, and "invective" is verbal abuse or a tirade. "Gregarious" means outgoing or sociable.
Example Question #1264 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BELLICOSE
Solipsistic
Warlike
Controlling
Congenial
Vituperative
Warlike
"Bellicose" means belligerent or "warlike." "Solipsistic" means egotistical or self-centered. "Congenial" means personable, hospitable, or friendly. "Vituperative" means bitter and opprobrious.
Example Question #1265 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STALWART
Loyal
Bucolic
Energetic
Ambulatory
Succinct
Loyal
"Stalwart" means steadfast and loyal. "Succinct" is another word for pithy, concise, or laconic. "Energetic" can mean invigorated or enthusiastic. "Bucolic" means rural or rustic. "Ambulatory" means able to walk, or, more generally, mobile.
Example Question #1266 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARY
Imminent
Deleterious
Wary
Gullible
Obdurate
Wary
"Chary" means cautious, wary, and even suspicious. This is a near antonym for "gullible," which means overly willing to believe or trust. "Deleterious" is another word for harmful. "Imminent" is a synonym for "impending," and "obdurate" is a synonym for "stubborn" or unyielding.
Example Question #1267 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SLAVISH
Pertinent
Arbitrary
Clear
Sagacious
Servile
Servile
"Slavish" can literally mean in the manner of a slave, but it can more broadly mean servile, subservient, or fawning. "Pertinent" is another word for relevant. "Sagacious" means wise, and "arbitrary" means random or based on whim. Another word for "clear" is "lucid."
Example Question #1268 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPITOUS
Fault-finding
Crestfallen
Risky
Praiseworthy
Fairly judging
Fault-finding
Someone who is "captious" is constantly nitpicking and finding flaws in people or things. "Praiseworthy" means commendable, and "risky" means reckless. "Crestfallen" is another word for woebegone. To judge something fairly is to be "unbiased," not "captious."
Example Question #1269 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUNCTILIOUS
Ferocious
Meticulous
Optimistic
Stolid
Truculent
Meticulous
"Punctilious" means "meticulous," fastidious, or paying very close and careful attention to detail. "Ferocious" is a synonym for "fierce," and "stolid" is a synonym for "calm" and "impassive." "Truculent" means aggressive, belligerent. "Optimistic," of course, is an antonym for "pessimistic."
Example Question #1270 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COQUETTISH
Hermitic
Misanthropic
Ignorant
Coy
Rapacious
Coy
"Coquettish" is a synonym for flirtatious or "coy." "Ignorant" means poorly informed, unaware. "Rapacious" means excessively greedy. "Hermitic" means reclusive, isolated. "Misanthropic" is another word for antisocial.
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