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Example Question #2301 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAR-FETCHED
Improbable
Expected
Languishing
Operational
Proportionate
Improbable
“Far-fetched” is an adjective that means implausible, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like unlikely. That means that “expected” cannot be the correct answer, because “expected” means thought of as likely to occur, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “far-fetched.” “Improbable,” however, is an adjective that means either not likely to occur or be true, and because “improbable” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “far-fetched,” “improbable” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2302 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDING
Puzzling
Benevolent
Considerate
Noteworthy
Ponderous
Puzzling
“Confounding” means confusing or puzzling, so "puzzling" is the correct answer. For clarification, "ponderous" means very slow or overelaborate; "noteworthy" means significant; "benevolent" means possessing a good or virtuous nature; and "considerate" means thoughtful.
Example Question #2301 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTENTIOUS
ill-timed
controversial
renowned
forgiving
remarkable
controversial
"Contentious" means likely to cause argument, or controversial.
Example Question #2303 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIABLE
Influential
Tremendous
Feasible
Courageous
Manifold
Feasible
"Viable" means realistic and capable of meeting with success, or "feasible."
Example Question #2304 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALIENT
Elegant
Corporeal
Salty
Flavorful
Significant
Significant
“Salient” means significant or noticeable. For clarification, "corporeal" means concerning bodily things (especially in contrast to spiritual things) and "elegant" means sophisticated and graceful.
Example Question #2305 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIMPID
Ornery
Lucid
Laconic
Listless
Intrepid
Lucid
Something expressed in a “limpid” way is expressed clearly and lucidly and easily understood. So the correct answer is “lucid” which also means clear. For clarification, "listless" means lacking energy; "laconic" means terse or brief; "ornery" means irritable or bad-tempered; "intrepid" means adventurous.
Example Question #2306 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Timid
Risky
Cloudy
Insane
Intelligible
Intelligible
"Lucid" means expressed clearly, or intelligible.
Example Question #2307 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCID
Healthy
Clear
Shameful
Mystified
Mandatory
Clear
"Lucid" means clear.
Example Question #2308 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLIB
Fortified
Unsure
Silly
Flippant
Weak
Flippant
"Glib" means speaking a lot but in an insincere and flippant way, so "flippant," meaning facetious and rude, is the correct answer.
Example Question #2309 : Synonyms
SPURIOUS
Underwhelmed
False
Dissected
Enraged
Fixated
False
"Spurious" means counterfeit or untrue. (Example: "The paper was full of spurious claims, and Francis wasn't surprised that the argument's evidence was lacking, as evidence would have contradicted its claims.") Therefore, "false" is the best synonym.
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