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Example Question #631 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAUNTING
Pensive
Intimidating
Bothersome
Wavering
Calibrating
Intimidating
Daunting means seemingly difficult or intimidating.
Example Question #96 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POTENT
Powerful
Obsessive
Blotchy
Peaceful
Doubtful
Powerful
Potent means powerful.
Example Question #1381 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEMENTARY
Advanced
Bungling
Fundamental
Fraudulent
Desiccated
Fundamental
“Elementary” is an adjective that can mean “of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject,” “easily dealt with; straightforward and uncomplicated,” or “not decomposable into elements or other primary constituents.” We need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “simple.” That means that “advanced” cannot be the correct answer, because “advanced” means “far on or ahead in development,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “elementary.” “Fundamental,” however, is an adjective that can mean “forming a necessary base or core; of central importance” or “so basic as to be hard to alter, resolve, or overcome,” and because “fundamental” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “elementary,” “fundamental” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1382 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDUOUS
Difficult
Shifty
Bold
Bearable
Hairy
Difficult
"Arduous" means "difficult" or requiring a lot of energy.
Example Question #1383 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONCISE.
Demanding
Succinct
Pulchritudinous
Inclusive
Replete
Succinct
“Concise” means brief and to the point and is therefore closest in meaning to “succinct.” Succinct describes something expressed with brevity and clarity, brief, and to the point. For clarification, replete means filled-up, overflowing; pulchritudinous means very beautiful.
Example Question #1384 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERSE
Lengthy
Challenging
Previous
Itinerant
Abrupt
Abrupt
"Terse" means not using many words, or "abrupt."
Example Question #1385 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCINCT
Sweet
Argumentative
Helpful
Converse
Concise
Concise
"Succinct" means expressed clearly and concisely, so "concise" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #1386 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROLIX
Merry
Linguistic
Verbose
Forthcoming
Tasteful
Verbose
"Prolix" means using too many words, or verbose.
Example Question #1387 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MONOLITHIC
Diminutive
Extant
Bossy
Colossal
Natural
Colossal
“Monolithic” is an adjective that can mean extremely large, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like large. That means that “diminutive” cannot be the correct answer, because “diminutive” means very small when used as an adjective, making the word an antonym, not a synonym, of “monolithic.” “Colossal,” however, is an adjective that means very big, and because “colossal” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “monolithic,” “colossal” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1389 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Agile
Burnt
Pathetic
Scathing
Concise
Concise
"Pithy" means brief and full of meaning.
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