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Example Question #2391 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUNICIPAL
Civic
Financial
Corresponding
Preposterous
Irate
Civic
Municipal means relating to a city or town, or civic.
Example Question #2392 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCENDANT
Qualitative
Faltering
Up-and-coming
Sinking
Consistent
Up-and-coming
“Ascendant” is an adjective that means “rising in power or influence,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “rising.” That means that “sinking” cannot be the correct answer, because “sinking” means “descending or dropping,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “ascendant.” “Up-and-coming,” however, is an adjective that is used of a person beginning a particular activity or occupation and means “making good progress toward success,” and because “up-and-coming” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “ascendant,” “up-and-coming” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2393 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERMINAL
Mistaken
Final
Timid
Capricious
Crass
Final
"Terminal" means at the end of something. Thus, the best choice is the word final. The root word, "termin," means end.
Example Question #2394 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLETE
Indecisive
Full
Inflicted
Comical
Ruffled
Full
"Replete" means full or complete.
Example Question #2395 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERGENT
Different
Residential
Miniature
Similar
Connected
Different
"Divergent" means different.
Example Question #2396 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CURSORY
homemade
hasty
dirty
delicious
unpleasant
hasty
"Cursory" means hasty, therefore lacking in detail.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SUSTAINED
regal
succesional
threatening
jovial
ongoing
ongoing
Sustained means continuous or ongoing.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MOBILE
portable
talkative
risky
ancient
twisting
portable
Mobile means able to move, or portable.
Example Question #2253 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ETERNAL
forboding
natural
verbose
endless
rotational
endless
"Eternal" means lasting forever, or endless.
Example Question #2397 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
PREMEDITATED
malicious
adventurous
violent
intentional
synchronized
intentional
"Premeditated" means intentional or planned.
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