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Example Question #1331 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUSORY
Fortuituous
Feral
Truthful
False
Honest
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 #46 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Shiny
Wealthy
Quarrelsome
Ostentatious
Naive
Wealthy
Opulent means wealthy.
Example Question #1332 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEFUNCT
Non-working
Hard of hearing
Terrible
Stupid
Blunt
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 #1333 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Passed out
Running late
Feeling down
Wide awake
Second wind
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 #2132 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Passive
Sharp
Winding
Mysterious
Small
Sharp
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Example Question #1334 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOLATILE
Melodious
Precocious
Sentimental
Vile
Changeable
Changeable
Volatile means changeable. It also means explosive.
Example Question #1335 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAVORABLE
Sturdy
Approving
Meticulous
Reticent
Jaunty
Approving
Favorable means expressing approval, or approving.
Example Question #1336 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INOPERABLE
Tone-deaf
Untreatable
Disagreeable
Selective
Forested
Untreatable
Inoperable means unable to be operated on, or untreatable.
Example Question #1337 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DORMANT
Advanced
Inactive
Glossy
Rainy
Crisp
Inactive
"Dormant" means inactive or asleep. The Latin root word, "dormire," means to sleep.
Example Question #1338 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIABLE
Aggressive
Defined
Musty
Durable
Responsible
Responsible
"Liable" means legally responsible. The root word, "lier," means to bind.
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