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Example Question #1521 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CELESTIAL
Regal
Macabre
Capacious
Cosmic
Spectral
Cosmic
"Celestial" means "cosmic" and particularly pertains to stars. "Spectral" means ghostly. "Regal" means royal and stately. "Capacious" means spacious or palatial.
Example Question #1522 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAMOUNT
Vital
Proportional
Empirical
Of equivalent importance
Of little importance
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 #1523 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Squeamish
Admonishing
Equivalent
Conjectural
Crucial
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 #1524 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Tacit
Feverish
Archaic
Torpid
Crucial
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 "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.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 #1525 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Fundamental
Tantamount
Banal
Tangential
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 #1526 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Laconic
Ancient
Propitious
Auspicious
Nomadic
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 #1527 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Maritime
Unisex
Refined
Gauche
Adroit
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 #1528 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Vicarious
Salutary
Pleonastic
Unethical
Verbose
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 #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
calmly
reluctantly
rapidly
truthfully
passionately
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
disappointing
maliciously
solely
trifling
politely
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
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