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Example Question #1406 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSERVIENT
Intellectual
Asinine
Impoverished
Acquiescent
Appropriate
Acquiescent
“Subservient” means eager to obey, inherently submissive. Of the five answer choices, this is most similar in meaning to acquiescent, which means compliant, eager to obey. For clarification, asinine means silly or foolish.
Example Question #1407 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
One-sided
Bilateral
Entitled
Latitudinal
Untitled
One-sided
"Unilateral" and "one-sided" are synonymous adjectives. The other words share some roots (namely lat- or side) but their meanings do not align with the word unilateral.
Example Question #1411 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISMAL
Clean
Dry
Arid
Sterile
Bleak
Bleak
"Dismal" and "bleak" are synonyms referring to a state of being inhospitable and dark (in all senses). Their meanings obviously have a negative connotation. "Clean" and "sterile" have definitions related to the idea of being free from dirt, mess, or (in the case of "sterile") germs. "Arid" and "dry" refer to areas that lack water
Example Question #1412 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXOTIC
Merciful
Domestic
Reckless
Intolerable
Foreign
Foreign
Something "exotic" is strange or foreign. This is the opposite of "domestic." "Reckless" and "risky" are synonyms, as are "intolerable" and "insufferable." "Merciful" means compassionate and forgiving.
Example Question #1413 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEBRIATED
Circuitous
Quarrelsome
Intoxicated
Militant
Pessimistic
Intoxicated
"Inebriated" means drunk or intoxicated. "Quarrelsome" means argumentative, which is also a synonym for "antagonistic." "Pessimistic" and "optimistic" are antonyms, as are "direct" and "circuitous." "Militant" means fanatical, overly zealous.
Example Question #1414 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EVOCATIVE
Abrupt
Clumsy
Redolent
Tasteless
Graceful
Redolent
"Evocative" and "redolent" are synonyms. "Graceful" means elegant or fluid, and "tasteless" is the opposite of tasteful. "Clumsy" means physically awkward, and "abrupt" means sudden.
Example Question #1415 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREFATORY
Loquacious
Garrulous
Arboreal
Convivial
Introductory
Introductory
A "preface" is a type of introduction, so something "prefatory" would be "introductory." "Garrulous" and "loquacious" are two synonyms for talkative. "Convivial" means cheerful. "Arboreal" is a word used to describe trees (think of Arbor Day).
Example Question #1416 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAMISHED
Hideous
Pugnacious
Forthcoming
Ravenous
Imminent
Ravenous
"Famished" means super hungry. "Hideous" means extremely ugly, and "pugnacious" means combative. "Imminent" means impending, approaching, or forthcoming.
Example Question #131 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELIGIBLE
Excruciating
Somber
Qualified
Advantageous
Enterprising
Qualified
To be "eligible" for something is to be qualified for it. "Enterprising" means resourceful, and "excruciating" means very painful. "Somber' means solemn or grave. "Advantageous" means beneficial.
Example Question #132 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEREMPTORY
Boisterous
Exotic
Brusque
Vague
Distinct
Brusque
"Peremptory" means abrupt and authoritarian. "Vague" means indistinct and unclear. "Distinct" means clear and well-defined. "Boisterous" and "rambunctious" are synonyms, as are "exotic" and "foreign."
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