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Example Question #1474 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Spectral
Cosmic
Macabre
Regal
Capacious
Cosmic
"Celestial" means "cosmic" and particularly pertains to stars. "Spectral" means ghostly. "Regal" means royal and stately. "Capacious" means spacious or palatial.
Example Question #1480 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAMOUNT
Of equivalent importance
Proportional
Vital
Of little importance
Empirical
Vital
"Paramount" means of utmost importance, "vital," or integral. "Empirical" means able to be measured or based in evidence rather than, say, logic or intuition. "Proportional" means commensurate, corresponding.
Example Question #1481 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Squeamish
Crucial
Admonishing
Equivalent
Conjectural
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #1482 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Crucial
Tacit
Feverish
Torpid
Archaic
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #1483 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Tangential
Banal
Tantamount
Fundamental
Trite
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #1484 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Auspicious
Laconic
Nomadic
Ancient
Propitious
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #1485 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Adroit
Unisex
Maritime
Gauche
Refined
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #1486 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Vicarious
Pleonastic
Verbose
Unethical
Salutary
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #1487 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
passionately
reluctantly
rapidly
truthfully
calmly
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
trifling
maliciously
politely
disappointing
solely
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
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