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Example Question #1366 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXIGENT
Suppressing
Demanding
Nomadic
Supporting
Energetic
Demanding
To be “exigent” means to be demanding or to require immediate action from somebody. For clarification suppressing means to keep an ideology or individual from achieving growth or independence; nomadic refers to a type of living characterized by frequent movement and lack of material comfort; energetic means full of energy.
Example Question #1367 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TYRANNICAL
Blatant
Angry
Exhaustive
Inquisitive
Despotic
Despotic
"Tyrannical" and "despotic" are both words to describe a person who holds the majority of the power and abuses it.
Example Question #1371 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUS
Honorable
Profane
Enjoyable
Arduous
Pathetic
Arduous
"Onerous" means challenging, burdensome, and difficult, so "arduous," a word that means difficult and taxing, is the best answer choice.
Example Question #1372 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORPID
Winsome
Speedy
Forbidden
Effortless
Lethargic
Lethargic
“Torpid” means sluggish or lacking energy, so it is a synonym for “lethargic,” which means physically or mentally exhausted. For clarification, "winsome" means charming and innocent.
Example Question #1373 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INNOCUOUS
Harmless
Pointless
Dangerous
Haughty
Diabolical
Harmless
“Innocuous” is an adjective used to describe something harmless in effect or unlikely to provoke a reaction. It is opposite in meaning to “dangerous” and “diabolical.”
Example Question #1374 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIESCENT
Inactive
Strange
Unusual
Bland
Quintessential
Inactive
"Quiescent" means still and quiet. Something that is "inactive" tends to not make sound or movement. Given how similar the meanings of these words are, they are synonyms. A tempting wrong answer is "quintessential" because it sounds like "quiescent," but has a very different meaning. ("Quintessential" means ideal.)
Example Question #1375 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERIAL
Motionless
Antiquated
Careless
Royal
Aggravated
Royal
Imperial means "of or relating to an emperor." It also means "characteristic of or exercising supreme authority." Royal means "of or pertaining to a king, queen, or some other ruler."
Example Question #85 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRICATE
Creative
Porous
Complex
Intrinsic
Assiduous
Complex
Intricate means complex.
Example Question #1376 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPLEX
Intertwined
Extinct
Previous
Caring
Complicated
Complicated
Complex means involving many parts, or complicated.
Example Question #1377 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACCOUNTABLE
Responsible
Distinct
Critical
Computational
Forgetful
Responsible
Accountable means expected to justify actions, or responsible.
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