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Example Question #1481 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Squeamish
Crucial
Admonishing
Equivalent
Conjectural
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #1482 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Crucial
Tacit
Feverish
Torpid
Archaic
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #1483 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Tangential
Banal
Tantamount
Fundamental
Trite
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #1484 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Auspicious
Laconic
Nomadic
Ancient
Propitious
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #1485 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Adroit
Unisex
Maritime
Gauche
Refined
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #1486 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Vicarious
Pleonastic
Verbose
Unethical
Salutary
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #1487 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
passionately
reluctantly
rapidly
truthfully
calmly
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
trifling
maliciously
politely
disappointing
solely
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
Example Question #1488 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUNDLY
Emphatically
Openly
Cheerfully
Falsely
Marginally
Emphatically
"Roundly" means done in an emphatic or vehement way.
Example Question #1489 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICIOUSLY
Visibly
Invincible
Heart-rending
Vicinity
Ferociously
Ferociously
"Viciously" and "ferociously" are synonymous adverbs describing a savage, violent or destructive way of performing an action, attacking viciously, for example. The other words do not share this meaning. In fact, some of the other answer choices are not even adverbs.
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