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Example Question #1481 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOMNOLENT
Potent
Peachy
Sleepy
Exquisite
Stringent
Sleepy
"Somnolent" and "sleepy" are synonyms. "Exquisite" means beautiful and elegant. "Potent" is a synonym for powerful, and "peachy" is a synonym for fine. "Stringent" means strict and severe.
Example Question #1482 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEROGATORY
Censorious
Disparaging
Terrestrial
Celestial
Commendable
Disparaging
"Derogatory" means disrespectful, "disparaging," and demeaning. "Censorious" means very critical, and "commendable" means praiseworthy. "Celestial" means heavenly and is a near antonym for "terrestrial," or earthly.
Example Question #1483 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APT
Blustery
Delicious
Frank
Unfitting
Apposite
Apposite
"Apt" is another word for "apposite" or suitable. This is an antonym for "unfitting." "Delicious" means very good tasting, and "blustery" is another word for windy. "Frank" means forthright and candid.
Example Question #1484 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORBIDDING
Iconic
Threatening
Witty
Welcoming
Crafty
Threatening
"Forbidding" means uninviting or threatening. This is an antonym for "welcoming." "Witty" means humorously intelligent, and "crafty" means clever and devious. "Iconic" is a synonym for classic; it can also mean related or pertaining to a religious icon.
Example Question #1485 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCATHING
Abysmal
Lively
Harvested
Blistering
Autumnal
Blistering
"Scathing" means biting, severe, and "blistering." "Abysmal" means dreadful or terrible, and "lively" means animated. "Autumnal" is an adjective for autumn or fall.
Example Question #1486 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORPID
Improvised
Sluggish
Legendary
Elaborate
Illogical
Sluggish
"Torpid" is another word for "sluggish" or lethargic. "Elaborate" means very complex and intricate. "Improvised" means unplanned or spontaneous. "Illogical" is an antonym for "logical," and "legendary" is a synonym for fabled or storied.
Example Question #1487 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSAILABLE
Vulnerable
Immutable
Erratic
Intractable
Voluminous
Vulnerable
The verb "assail" means attack, so the adjective "assailable" means able to be attacked, susceptible to attack. This is closest in meaning to "vulnerable." Additionally, "immutable" means fixed, never-changing; "voluminous" means large, vast, having a lot of volume; "intractable" means stubborn, obstinate, refusing to change one's mind; "erratic" means unreliable, inconsistent.
Example Question #1488 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDISCRIMINATE
False
Random
Organized
Verbose
Firm
Random
The adjective "indiscriminate" means not selective, done randomly without any consideration. Additionally, "verbose" means (of writing or speech) wordy, overly complicated.
Example Question #1491 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENURIOUS
Ignominious
Propitious
Impoverished
Auspicious
Emblematic
Impoverished
"Penury" is extreme poverty. "Ignominy" means shame and humiliation, and "emblematic" means symbolic. "Propitious" and "auspicious" are synonyms that both mean favorable and promising.
Example Question #1492 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACONIC
Mercurial
Apposite
Tasteless
Terse
Slothful
Terse
"Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" or brief. "Mercurial" is a synonym for "capricious," and "apposite" means apt. "Tasteless" and "tasteful" are antonyms, "slothful" and "indolent" are synonyms.
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