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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
Wavering
Pensive
Bothersome
Calibrating
Intimidating
Intimidating
Daunting means seemingly difficult or intimidating.
Example Question #632 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POTENT
Blotchy
Peaceful
Powerful
Obsessive
Doubtful
Powerful
Potent means powerful.
Example Question #632 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEMENTARY
Advanced
Fraudulent
Bungling
Fundamental
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 #633 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDUOUS
Hairy
Bearable
Shifty
Difficult
Bold
Difficult
"Arduous" means "difficult" or requiring a lot of energy.
Example Question #634 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONCISE.
Inclusive
Succinct
Demanding
Replete
Pulchritudinous
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 #635 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERSE
Lengthy
Abrupt
Itinerant
Challenging
Previous
Abrupt
"Terse" means not using many words, or "abrupt."
Example Question #636 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCINCT
Argumentative
Converse
Helpful
Concise
Sweet
Concise
"Succinct" means expressed clearly and concisely, so "concise" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #637 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROLIX
Merry
Verbose
Tasteful
Forthcoming
Linguistic
Verbose
"Prolix" means using too many words, or verbose.
Example Question #638 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MONOLITHIC
Bossy
Colossal
Natural
Diminutive
Extant
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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