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Example Question #155 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOMNOLENT
Stringent
Potent
Exquisite
Sleepy
Peachy
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 #156 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEROGATORY
Celestial
Censorious
Commendable
Terrestrial
Disparaging
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 #157 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APT
Apposite
Delicious
Unfitting
Frank
Blustery
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 #158 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORBIDDING
Threatening
Iconic
Witty
Crafty
Welcoming
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 #159 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCATHING
Harvested
Blistering
Lively
Autumnal
Abysmal
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 #160 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORPID
Sluggish
Illogical
Improvised
Legendary
Elaborate
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 #1441 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSAILABLE
Voluminous
Intractable
Immutable
Erratic
Vulnerable
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 #1442 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDISCRIMINATE
Organized
False
Firm
Verbose
Random
Random
The adjective "indiscriminate" means not selective, done randomly without any consideration. Additionally, "verbose" means (of writing or speech) wordy, overly complicated.
Example Question #1443 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENURIOUS
Emblematic
Auspicious
Ignominious
Propitious
Impoverished
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 #1444 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LACONIC
Tasteless
Slothful
Apposite
Terse
Mercurial
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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