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Example Question #2461 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Opposite
Perfect
Handcrafted
Painted
Varied
Varied
Diverse means showing variety, or varied.
Example Question #2461 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Reasonable
Woeful
Approximate
Excessive
Exact
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 #3217 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVERSE
Residential
Dynamic
Varied
Critical
Empathetic
Varied
"Diverse" means varied.
Example Question #2462 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCESSIVE
Too much
Insufficient
Malodorous
Delightful
Decorative
Too much
"Excessive" means too much.
Example Question #2462 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXORBITANT
Excessive
Facile
Joyful
Imprudent
Hapless
Excessive
"Exorbitant" means excessive; Facile means easy; Hapless means unlucky; Imprudent means not careful; and Joyful means very happy.
Example Question #2463 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Vile
Divergent
Indifferent
Equivalent
Distinguished
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 #2464 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSPICUOUS
Timely
Torrential
Picturesque
Obvious
Impervious
Obvious
Conspicuous means easily noticed. Thus, the best answer choice is 'Obvious'.
Example Question #2465 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCONGRUOUS
Retroactive
Unsuited
Meaningless
Undaunted
Finite
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
Ludicrous
Sequestered
Faulty
Conversant
Equal
Equal
"Tantamount" means equal to.
Example Question #2466 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCONGRUOUS
Understood
Desperate
Fortified
Disagreeing
Affluent
Disagreeing
"Incongruous" means out of place or incompatible. The best answer choice is the word, "disagreeing."
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