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Example Question #2341 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUNDING
Belittling
Aggravating
Mesmerizing
Astounding
Baffling
Baffling
"Confounding" means confusing and difficult to figure out. "Baffling" means puzzling. Given how similar "confounding" and "baffling" are in meaning, they are synonyms.
Example Question #2342 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROMINENT
Pale
Personable
Reserved
Talkative
Important
Important
Prominent means well-known or famous.
Example Question #2343 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBSTANTIAL
Kind
Rough
Heavy
Considerable
Practical
Considerable
Substantial means of considerable importance or worth.
Example Question #2344 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FUNDAMENTAL
Violent
Capital
Pesky
Constructive
Underlying
Underlying
Foundational means basic or underlying.
Example Question #2345 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Sly
Settled
Odd
Particular
Banal
Banal
Trivial means unimportant or banal
Example Question #2346 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRIVIAL
Delayed
Calm
Modest
Insignificant
Affordable
Insignificant
Trivial means insignificant.
Example Question #2347 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPREHENSIVE
Inclusive
Threatening
Wandering
Hesitant
Blatant
Inclusive
Comprehensive means complete, including all aspects of something, or inclusive.
Example Question #2348 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REQUISITE
Conversational
Mortified
Optional
Required
Decorated
Required
“Requisite” is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective, but because all of the potential answer choices are adjectives, we will need to consider “requisite” as an adjective. When used as an adjective, “requisite” means “made necessary by circumstances or regulations.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “necessary.” That means that “optional” cannot be the correct answer, because “optional” means “available to be chosen but not obligatory,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “requisite.” “Required,” however, when used as an adjective, means “officially compulsory; indispensable,” and because “required” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “requisite,” “required” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2349 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERATIVE
Enchanting
Necessary
Inferior
Dismissive
Ambitious
Necessary
"Imperative" means absolutely necessary or unavoidable.
Example Question #2350 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPULSORY
Dorsal
Genuine
Required
Communicative
Effective
Required
"Compulsory" means "required," or mandatory.
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