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Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Peaceful
Uninterested
Corresponding
Challenging
Snobbish
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #891 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Charged
Disastrous
Substantial
Energetic
Distant
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Hurried
Candid
Isolated
Joyful
Adopted
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Rigid
Sheer
Bespectacled
Hopeless
Ultimate
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Friendly
Stuffy
Courtly
Proper
Seasonal
Friendly
"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.
Example Question #892 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Explicit
Indignant
Delicious
Edible
Ravenous
Ravenous
"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Scalding
Unenthusiastic
Invested
Frigid
Stagnant
Unenthusiastic
You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Observant
Gloomy
Curved
Quiet
Enthusiastic
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKEPTICAL
Agreeable
Quirky
Fetid
Doubting
Ready
Doubting
Skeptical means having doubt.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Excluded
Enraged
Hoodwinked
Overwhelmed
Splattered
Enraged
Infuriated means made extremely angry, or enraged.
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