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Example Question #2385 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCRETE
Malignant
Flowery
Serious
Imaginative
Separate
Separate
"Discrete" and "separate" are both words to describe things that are distinctive from one another.
Example Question #2386 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERVASIVE
Wealthy
Extensive
Underground
Threatening
Hand-crafted
Extensive
"Pervasive" means widely prevalent, or "extensive." One might talk about the "pervasive influence" of a new idea or invention.
Example Question #2387 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSTIC
Oxidized
Shabby
Rural
Petite
Ordinary
Rural
"Rustic" means relating to the countryside, or "rural."
Example Question #2388 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUCOLIC
Pastoral
Urbane
Futuristic
Lighthearted
Welcoming
Pastoral
"Bucolic" is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life." While "lighthearted" and "welcoming" might seem like good answers because of the "pleasant" connotation of "bucolic," "pastoral" is the closest synonym of "bucolic" amongst the answer choices because one meaning of "pastoral" is "portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form," usually used to refer to works of art. So, the correct answer is "pastoral."
Example Question #2389 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LATTER
Adorable
Morose
Final
Unstable
Developed
Final
Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.
Example Question #2390 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Wayward
Intelligent
Bold
Careful
Sneaky
Wayward
Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #2391 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Civic
Corresponding
Financial
Irate
Preposterous
Civic
Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.
Example Question #2392 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCENDANT
Consistent
Faltering
Qualitative
Sinking
Up-and-coming
Up-and-coming
“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2393 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERMINAL
Capricious
Final
Mistaken
Crass
Timid
Final
"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.
Example Question #2243 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Comical
Ruffled
Inflicted
Indecisive
Full
Full
"Replete" means full or complete.
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