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Example Question #1469 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIESCENT
Dormant
Festive
Indecisive
Incisive
Restless
Dormant
"Quiescent" is a synonym for "dormant" or inactive. "Incisive" means cutting or trenchant. "Indecisive," on the other hand, means unable to make up one's mind. "Festive" describes the state of merriness, celebration. "Restless" means unable to sit still.
Example Question #1470 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANGENTIAL
Mathematical
Philosophical
Shadowy
Global
Peripheral
Peripheral
Something "tangential" is "peripheral," of very limited relevance to the matter at hand. "Global" means worldwide, and "shadowy" can mean literally or figuratively shady. "Philosophical" can describe lofty, abstract ideas or can describe the academic study of philosophy. Although "tangents" are a mathematical concept, "tangential" is not a synonym for "mathematical."
Example Question #1471 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOPORIFIC
Fear-inducing
Tacit
Sleep-inducing
Plain
Joy-inducing
Sleep-inducing
Something "soporific" will lull someone to sleep, not cause fear or joy. "Plain" is an antonym for "fancy." "Tacit" describes something unspoken or silent but still understood by all.
Example Question #1472 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIABOLICAL
Inebriated
Eligible
Putative
Famished
Devilish
Devilish
"Diabolical" and "devilish" are synonyms. "Putative" means presumed or supposed. "Eligible" means qualified, and "inebriated" is another word for intoxicated or drunk. "Famished" means starving.
Example Question #1473 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUNITIVE
Legendary
Puerile
Fabled
Punishing
Trifling
Punishing
"Punitive" means "punishing." "Trifling" means trivial, unimportant. "Fabled" and "legendary" are synonyms. "Puerile" is another word for juvenile or immature.
Example Question #1474 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACIT
Unspoken
Ecstatic
Jubilant
Explicit
Eligible
Unspoken
Something "tacit" is understood without being spoken, implicit. This is an antonym for "explicit." "Ecstatic" means euphoric, and "jubilant" means overjoyed. "Eligible" and "qualified" are synonyms.
Example Question #1475 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSUPERABLE
Acrobatic
Repugnant
Insurmountable
Cheerful
Zealous
Insurmountable
"Insuperable" is a synonym for "insurmountable," difficult to overcome. "Zealous" means impassioned, fervent. "Repugnant" means loathsome, vile. "Acrobatic" can mean literally like an acrobat or more figuratively skilled and flexible at physical feats. "Cheerful" is a synonym for "jolly" and "merry."
Example Question #1476 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTANT
Not destroyed
Exuberant
Annihilated
Myriad
Spectacular
Not destroyed
"Extant," which often describes archaeological or historical artifacts, means still in existence, "not destroyed." This is an antonym for "annihilated," or totally destroyed. "Myriad" means innumerable. "Spectacular" is a synonym for "stunning." "Exuberant" means overjoyed.
Example Question #1477 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCURSIVE
Alabaster
Redundant
Gravid
Digressive
Thwarted
Digressive
"Discursive" means rambling, meandering, or "digressive." "Gravid" means swollen or pregnant. "Alabaster" means white. Something that has been "thwarted" has been stalled, stopped, or foiled. "Redundant" means excessively repetitive.
Example Question #1473 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPOTIC
Hopeful
Tyrannical
Archaic
Macabre
Tacit
Tyrannical
"Despotic" is a synonym for "tyrannical," cruel, and dictatorial. "Hopeful" means optimistic, and "archaic" means outdated or obsolete. "Macabre" is a synonym for "ghastly." "Tacit" means unspoken but understood.
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