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Example Question #2541 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPARATE
Subjective
Dispassionate
Objective
Contrasting
Benighted
Contrasting
The adjective "disparate" means different from, distinct and varied, contrasting. Additionally, "objective" means unbiased and "subjective" means biased, based on one's own perceptions - these two words are antonyms. Finally, "benighted" means ignorant; "dispassionate" means calm, under control.
Example Question #2542 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREVALENT
Ambiguous
Unknown
Profane
Widespread
Portentous
Widespread
The adjective "prevalent" means widespread, common in a certain large area. Additionally, "ambiguous" means vague, unclear; "profane" means irreverent, sacrilegious, offensive (particularly to a religion); "portentous" means ominous, suggesting something negative might happen.
Example Question #2543 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPURIOUS
Exotic
Evasive
Apocryphal
Adulterated
Contrite
Apocryphal
"Spurious" means fictitious or "apocryphal." "Exotic" means strange or foreign, and "contrite" means penitent or repentant. "Elusive" is a synonym for "evasive." "Adulterated" means contaminated or impure.
Example Question #2544 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUS
Erroneous
Despondent
Illusory
Inimical
Distraught
Erroneous
"Fallacious" is another word for falsified or "erroneous." "Inimical" means hostile, and "illusory" means delusive. "Distraught" means distressed. "Despondent" is another word for despairing.
Example Question #2545 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATUOUS
Silly
Daunting
Mercurial
Petulant
Abstruse
Silly
"Fatuous" means "silly" or asinine. "Mercurial" means capricious, and "petulant" means irritable. "Abstruse" is a synonym for "arcane." "Daunting" is a synonym for "intimidating" or forbidding.
Example Question #2546 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALUTARY
Beneficial
Silky
Pathetically
Grimly
Mitigated
Beneficial
"Salutary" means "beneficial," advantageous. "Silky" describes a smooth, soft texture. "Mitigated" means lessened, made less severe. "Grim" means stern or bleak. "Pathetic" is a synonym for "pitiful."
Example Question #2547 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Lascivious
Showy
Quiescent
Ephemeral
Abysmal
Showy
"Ostentatious" means "showy," pretentious. "Ephemeral" is a synonym for "transient," or fleeting. "Quiescent" means dormant, and "abysmal" means terrible, dreadful. "Lascivious" is a synonym for "lecherous."
Example Question #2548 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GHASTLY
Jejune
Arid
Macabre
Exigent
Conjectural
Macabre
"Ghastly" is a synonym for "macabre," or dreadful. "Exigent" is a synonym for "urgent," and "conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Arid" means very dry and can be used figuratively or literally. "Jejune" means very dull, dry, and uninteresting.
Example Question #2549 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENT
Craven
Inherent
Impending
Illustrious
Abject
Inherent
"Immanent" is a synonym for "inherent." "Imminent," on the other hand, means impending, so don't confuse the two. "Illustrious" means distinguished or eminent, yet another homonym (but not synonym) for "immanent." "Craven" and "abject" are synonyms.
Example Question #2550 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OUTLANDISH
Bizarre
Exotic
Specious
Solicitous
External
Bizarre
"Outlandish" is a synonym for "bizarre" or weird. "Specious" means misleading, deceptive, or false. "Solicitous" is a synonym for "concerned" or caring. "Exotic" means foreign, and "external" is an antonym for "internal."
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