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Example Question #1381 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAUNTING
Intimidating
Pensive
Wavering
Calibrating
Bothersome
Intimidating
Daunting means seemingly difficult or intimidating.
Example Question #1382 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POTENT
Obsessive
Powerful
Blotchy
Doubtful
Peaceful
Powerful
Potent means powerful.
Example Question #1383 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEMENTARY
Advanced
Fraudulent
Desiccated
Fundamental
Bungling
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 #1384 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDUOUS
Bearable
Difficult
Shifty
Hairy
Bold
Difficult
"Arduous" means "difficult" or requiring a lot of energy.
Example Question #1385 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONCISE.
Inclusive
Replete
Demanding
Pulchritudinous
Succinct
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 #1386 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERSE
Previous
Challenging
Lengthy
Abrupt
Itinerant
Abrupt
"Terse" means not using many words, or "abrupt."
Example Question #1387 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCINCT
Sweet
Argumentative
Concise
Helpful
Converse
Concise
"Succinct" means expressed clearly and concisely, so "concise" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #1388 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROLIX
Forthcoming
Tasteful
Verbose
Linguistic
Merry
Verbose
"Prolix" means using too many words, or verbose.
Example Question #1389 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MONOLITHIC
Bossy
Extant
Natural
Diminutive
Colossal
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 #1390 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Burnt
Scathing
Pathetic
Agile
Concise
Concise
"Pithy" means brief and full of meaning.
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