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Example Question #2381 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DESOLATE
Deserted
Ambitious
Rash
Belligerent
Passive
Deserted
"Desolate" means "deserted" or lacking in people or inhabitants. "Ambitious" means determined to succeed in the future. "Passive" means submissive or not engaged in what is happening. "Belligerent" means aggressive or warlike. "Rash" means reckless or not careful.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PALATIAL
Local
Luxurious
Opaque
Delicious
Nasty
Luxurious
Palatial means resembling a palace or when describing a building or room, large, like a palace. "Luxurious" means comfortable and wealthy, so "luxurious" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "palatial." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "palatial": "delicious" means tasting good, "opaque" means not transparent, "local" means from a nearby area, and "nasty" means gross or unpleasant.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STREWN
Improved
Coalesced
Used
Scattered
Abused
Scattered
“Strewn" means scattered around untidily, so "scattered" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2382 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FECUND
Corpulent
Baleful
Fertile
Intelligent
Spherical
Fertile
“Fecund” means fertile or capable of producing many children, so "fertile" is the correct answer. For clarification, "spherical" means round, shaped like a sphere; "corpulent" means fat; "baleful" means menacing; and "intelligent" means smart.
Example Question #2241 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCRETE
Flowery
Serious
Malignant
Separate
Imaginative
Separate
"Discrete" and "separate" are both words to describe things that are distinctive from one another.
Example Question #2383 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERVASIVE
Underground
Hand-crafted
Extensive
Threatening
Wealthy
Extensive
"Pervasive" means widely prevalent, or "extensive." One might talk about the "pervasive influence" of a new idea or invention.
Example Question #2384 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSTIC
Oxidized
Rural
Shabby
Petite
Ordinary
Rural
"Rustic" means relating to the countryside, or "rural."
Example Question #1061 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUCOLIC
Urbane
Pastoral
Lighthearted
Welcoming
Futuristic
Pastoral
"Bucolic" is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life." While "lighthearted" and "welcoming" might seem like good answers because of the "pleasant" connotation of "bucolic," "pastoral" is the closest synonym of "bucolic" amongst the answer choices because one meaning of "pastoral" is "portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form," usually used to refer to works of art. So, the correct answer is "pastoral."
Example Question #2385 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LATTER
Unstable
Adorable
Morose
Final
Developed
Final
Latter means occuring towards the end, or the second of two things.
Example Question #2386 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Wayward
Intelligent
Bold
Careful
Sneaky
Wayward
Something that is "divergent" is something that is going off in its own direction or moving away from the pack, so "wayward" is the synonym you want.
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