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Example Question #1397 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Equal
Indecisive
Fanciful
Slanderous
Sustained
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #1398 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Superior
Dissimilar
Unfriendly
Related
Superficial
Related
The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.
Example Question #651 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Upset
Flexible
Excused
Maligned
Burdened
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1444 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
intact
loose
determined
damaged
frosty
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #652 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Antique
Informal
Collectible
Radiant
Harsh
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #1446 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
stately
gigantic
melancholic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #1403 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
cantankerous
insulting
perfected
sultry
tiny
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #653 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Forceful
Rhetorical
Independent
Persuasive
Controversial
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
Example Question #654 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Silly
Common
Talk
Formal
Local
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #655 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Uncharacteristic
Mediocre
Welcome
Terse
Unfortunate
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
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