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Example Question #841 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTENDED
Abstruse
Leery
Swollen
Enthralled
Emaciated
Swollen
The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.
Example Question #842 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Surreptitious
Supercilious
Gaudy
Garbled
Taciturn
Gaudy
The adjective "ostentatious" means excessively pretentious and showy. This is closest in meaning to "gaudy" which means lacking class and good taste, excessively extravagant. Additionally, "garbled" means mixed up; "taciturn" means quiet, silent, reserved; "supercilious" means arrogant, overbearing; "surreptitious" means secretive and sneaky.
Example Question #843 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREPUSCULAR
Dulcet
Twilight
Ordinary
Burnished
Rotund
Twilight
"Crepuscular" describes the "twilight" or dusk. "Dulcet" means sweet-sounding or mellifluous. "Ordinary" means average or normal. "Burnished" means polished or shined by careful rubbing, and "rotund" is a synonym for "plump."
Example Question #844 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESINOUS
Floral
Capacious
Exacerbated
Sticky
Turgid
Sticky
"Resin" is sticky brownish natural substance that oozes from trees (similar to sap). "Capacious" is a synonym for "roomy" or spacious. "Floral" is a synonym for "flowery." "Exacerbated" means made worse or more intense, and "turgid" means swollen or distended.
Example Question #845 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMORPHOUS
Penitent
Sordid
Shapeless
Winsome
Chartreuse
Shapeless
"Amorphous" means "shapeless" or formless, blobby. "Penitent" means repentant or contrite. "Chartreuse" is a vivid shade of yellowish green. "Winsome" is a synonym for visually attractive or appealing. "Sordid" means filthy or squalid.
Example Question #846 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPPERATING
Corrugated
Rotting
Sonorous
Orotund
Serpentine
Rotting
"Suppuration" is rot, pus, or oozing infectious material. "Serpentine" means winding or tortuous. "Orotund" and "sonorous" are synonyms that both mean harmonious or pleasant-sounding. "Corrugated" describes a ridged texture.
Example Question #847 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LILTING
Sprinkling
Singsong
Waving
Twinkling
Hangdog
Singsong
A "lilt" is a melodic rhythmic and falling in a voice that is characteristic to some languages and some individual speakers. A "sprinkle" is a light rain or dusting with liquid. "Undulating" is another word for waving gently, and "twinkling" is another word for sparkling. "Hangdog" means shamefaced, sheepish.
Example Question #848 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUMPTIOUS
Delicious
Equitable
Noxious
Oblique
Noisome
Delicious
"Scrumptious" means very "delicious." "Noisome" describes an extremely unpleasant or vile smell, and "noxious" similarly means toxic or highly unpleasant. These are both near antonyms for "scrumptious." "Equitable" means fair, balanced, or unbiased. "Oblique" is a synonym for "slanting."
Example Question #849 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDULATING
Winsome
Wavy
Shrieking
Wizened
Average
Wavy
"Undulating" means "wavy" and often describes a wavelike motion. "Average" means ordinary, not uncommon. A "shriek" is a high-pitched cry or scream. "Winsome" means attractive, and "wizened" means wrinkled and shriveled.
Example Question #850 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MINISCULE
Tiny
Tawdry
Misunderstood
Frigid
Gelid
Tiny
"Minuscule" means minute, tiny. "Gelid" and "frigid" are synonyms for very cold. "Tawdry" is another word for garish or flashy. "Misunderstood" is an antonym for "understood," of course.
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