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Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Varied
Painted
Handcrafted
Perfect
Opposite
Varied
Diverse means showing variety, or varied.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Exact
Approximate
Excessive
Woeful
Reasonable
Excessive
“Exorbitant” is an adjective that refers to a price or amount charged and means “unreasonably high,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “unreasonably high.” That means that “reasonable” cannot be the correct answer, because “reasonable” means “as much as is appropriate,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “exorbitant.” “Excessive,” however, is an adjective that means “more than is necessary, normal, or desirable,” and because “excessive” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “exorbitant,” “excessive” is the correct answer.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Residential
Dynamic
Critical
Empathetic
Varied
Varied
"Diverse" means varied.
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCESSIVE
Delightful
Too much
Malodorous
Insufficient
Decorative
Too much
"Excessive" means too much.
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Excessive
Imprudent
Hapless
Joyful
Facile
Excessive
"Exorbitant" means excessive; Facile means easy; Hapless means unlucky; Imprudent means not careful; and Joyful means very happy.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Vile
Equivalent
Distinguished
Divergent
Indifferent
Equivalent
"Tantamount" is an adjective that means "equal in seriousness to; virtually the same as," so we need to pick out another word that means "equal." While "indifferent" may look like a good answer choice because it looks like "in-" ("not") and "different," "indifferent" actually doesn't mean "not different," but instead means "having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned," or "neither good nor bad; mediocre," so it's not the word we're looking for. "Equivalent," however, means "equal in value, amount, function, or meaning," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "tantamount," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #2461 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSPICUOUS
Timely
Picturesque
Torrential
Impervious
Obvious
Obvious
Conspicuous means easily noticed. Thus, the best answer choice is 'Obvious'.
Example Question #2462 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCONGRUOUS
Unsuited
Retroactive
Finite
Undaunted
Meaningless
Unsuited
Incongruous means out-of-place or unsuited.
Example Question #2463 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Faulty
Ludicrous
Conversant
Sequestered
Equal
Equal
"Tantamount" means equal to.
Example Question #2464 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCONGRUOUS
Disagreeing
Fortified
Affluent
Desperate
Understood
Disagreeing
"Incongruous" means out of place or incompatible. The best answer choice is the word, "disagreeing."
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