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Example Question #2397 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPARATE
Dispassionate
Benighted
Subjective
Contrasting
Objective
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 #2398 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREVALENT
Portentous
Profane
Ambiguous
Widespread
Unknown
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 #2399 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPURIOUS
Evasive
Contrite
Apocryphal
Exotic
Adulterated
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 #2400 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUS
Erroneous
Inimical
Distraught
Despondent
Illusory
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 #2541 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATUOUS
Petulant
Silly
Mercurial
Daunting
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 #2542 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALUTARY
Beneficial
Mitigated
Grimly
Pathetically
Silky
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 #2543 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Lascivious
Showy
Abysmal
Ephemeral
Quiescent
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 #2544 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GHASTLY
Jejune
Conjectural
Arid
Macabre
Exigent
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 #2545 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENT
Craven
Inherent
Impending
Abject
Illustrious
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 #2546 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OUTLANDISH
Bizarre
Exotic
External
Solicitous
Specious
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."