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Example Question #2571 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MULTITUDINOUS
Jejune
Daunting
Formidable
Myriad
Germane
Myriad
Used an an adjective, "myriad" means many, multitudinous, and innumerable. "Daunting" and "formidable" are synonyms. "Jejune" means uninteresting, while "germane" means relevant to the topic at hand.
Example Question #2572 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RISIBLE
Irascible
Petulant
Laughable
Heroic
Plaintive
Laughable
"Risible" is a synonym for "laughable" or humorous. "Plaintive" means mournful, sad, or pathetic. "Heroic" means brave and valiant. "Irascible" is a synonym for "irritable," as is "petulant."
Example Question #2573 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESAGED
Empirical
Foreseen
Lucrative
Parsimonious
Remunerative
Foreseen
"Presaged" means "foreseen," foretold, or predicted. "Lucrative" and "remunerative" are synonyms. "Parsimonious" is another word for stingy or miserly. "Empirical" means based in evidence (as opposed to based in logic or intuition).
Example Question #2574 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DROLL
Lissome
Prolix
Veracious
Humorous
Craven
Humorous
"Droll" means "humorous" or comical. "Lissome" is another word for supple, lithe, and graceful. "Craven" means abject, cowardly, or feeble. "Prolix" is a synonym for verbose or overly wordy. "Veracious" means truthful, honest.
Example Question #2431 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PICARESQUE
Episodic
Insuperable
Myriad
Meritorious
Assiduous
Episodic
"Picaresque," which is often used in a literary context, describes something that occurs in many episodes, often humorous ones. "Myriad" means many or innumerable. "Insuperable" is another word for overwhelming, impossible to overcome. "Meritorious" means praiseworthy, commendable. "Assiduous" means diligent and hardworking.
Example Question #2432 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERACIOUS
Truthful
Apocryphal
Excruciating
Ravenous
Exigent
Truthful
"Veracious" means "truthful," accurate. It's easy to confuse this word with "voracious," which means ravenous, insatiable. "Apocryphal," which means false or fictitious, is an antonym for "veracious." "Excruciating" means extremely painful, and "exigent" means urgent.
Example Question #2433 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RAMPANT
Ephemeral
Abhorrent
Analogous
Meticulous
Widespread
Widespread
"Rampant" means "widespread" or uncontrolled, such as a rampant wildfire or the rampant spread of disease. "Analogous" means comparable or similar, while "abhorrent" means loathsome or repellent. "Meticulous" is another word for fastidious, extremely attentive to detail. "Ephemeral" means transitory, fleeting.
Example Question #2434 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCIPIENT
Extemporaneous
Obsequious
Fecund
Antiquated
Emergent
Emergent
"Incipient" describes something that is in an early or initial phase, that's "emergent" or just beginning to coalesce. "Antiquated" means old-fashioned, and "obsequious" means sycophantic or servile. "Fecund" means fertile, productive. "Extemporaneous" is a synonym for "impromptu," unplanned.
Example Question #2435 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ECUMENICAL
Irrelevant
catholic
Tyrannical
Germane
Exuberant
catholic
"Ecumenical" and "catholic" both mean all-encompassing, universal. (Don't confuse catholic with "Catholic," a specific religious denomination.) "Germane" is an antonym for "irrelevant." "Exuberant" means overjoyed, while "tyrannical" means authoritarian and cruel.
Example Question #2436 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LAPIDARY
Elegant
Inchoate
Scanty
Multitudinous
Smug
Elegant
"Lapidary" means "elegant," particularly in a way that is concise. (In fact, the word was originally used to describe jewelers' precise and beautiful work with gemstones.) "Smug" means self-satisfied, and "multitudinous" means numerous or prolific. This is an antonym for "scanty," which means scarce. "Inchoate" describes something that is new and not yet fully formed.