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Example Question #2171 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPERFLUOUS
Articulate
Timid
Ornate
Extra
Diversified
Extra
Superfluous means more than is necessary. Thus, the correct answer choice is "extra."
Example Question #997 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROFOUND
Insistent
Calm
Glib
Forgotten
Deep
Deep
Profound means wise, intense, or deep.
Example Question #998 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPLICIT
Suggested
Transient
Corrupt
Melodious
Finicky
Suggested
Implicit means implied but not plainly expressed, or suggested.
Example Question #999 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPLAUSIBLE
Unlikely
Inconsistent
Random
Transparent
Wet
Unlikely
Implausible means not seeming reasonable, or unlikely.
Example Question #1001 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTROVERSIAL
Unhealthy
Disputed
Boring
Revolutionary
Diverse
Disputed
Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.
Example Question #1002 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Accurate
Fallible
Adequate
Mistaken
Inadequate
Mistaken
“Erroneous” is an adjective that describes a mistaken or incorrect belief. “Accurate” is an antonym. "Fallible" means imperfect.
Example Question #1003 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUDICIOUS
Sensible
Useless
Ignorant
Useful
Foolish
Sensible
“Judicious” is an adjective used to describe a decision that is sensible, wise and carefully thought out. A “judicious” decision has an underlying objective to ensure security and avoid trouble. “Foolish” and “ignorant” are antonyms.
Example Question #1004 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Tiny
Lyrical
Wrong
Wistful
Grammatical
Wrong
Erroneous means wrong.
Example Question #1005 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYNTHETIC
Comfortable
Layered
Peaceful
Challenging
Artificial
Artificial
Synthetic means made from a chemical imitation, or artificial.
Example Question #1006 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELIRIOUS
Insistent
Asleep
Incoherent
Comprehensive
Comprehensible
Incoherent
“Delirious” is an adjective that means either “in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “in a disturbed state of mind characterized by incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement.” That means that “comprehensible” cannot be the correct answer, because “comprehensible” means “able to be understood; intelligible,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “delirious.” “Incoherent,” however, is an adjective that means “unable to speak intelligibly” when describing a person. Because “incoherent” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “delirious,” “incoherent” is the correct answer.
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