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Example Question #89 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRAVID
Wizened
Dreary
Trivial
Serpentine
Pregnant
Pregnant
"Gravid" mean "pregnant," either literally with child or figuratively (as in a gravid pause). "Wizened" means withered and shriveled, and "trivial" means trifling, unimportant. "Serpentine" is a synonym for "winding" or tortuous. "Dreary" is a synonym for "dismal."
Example Question #881 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROTUND
Baronial
Plump
Stately
Scathing
Apposite
Plump
"Rotund" means chubby or plump. "Baronial" and "stately" are both synonyms for "grand." "Scathing" means blistering. "Apposite" means apt or appropriate.
Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTENDED
Abstruse
Enthralled
Emaciated
Swollen
Leery
Swollen
The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.
Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Surreptitious
Garbled
Supercilious
Gaudy
Taciturn
Gaudy
The adjective "ostentatious" means excessively pretentious and showy. This is closest in meaning to "gaudy" which means lacking class and good taste, excessively extravagant. Additionally, "garbled" means mixed up; "taciturn" means quiet, silent, reserved; "supercilious" means arrogant, overbearing; "surreptitious" means secretive and sneaky.
Example Question #93 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREPUSCULAR
Burnished
Twilight
Rotund
Ordinary
Dulcet
Twilight
"Crepuscular" describes the "twilight" or dusk. "Dulcet" means sweet-sounding or mellifluous. "Ordinary" means average or normal. "Burnished" means polished or shined by careful rubbing, and "rotund" is a synonym for "plump."
Example Question #94 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESINOUS
Sticky
Floral
Exacerbated
Turgid
Capacious
Sticky
"Resin" is sticky brownish natural substance that oozes from trees (similar to sap). "Capacious" is a synonym for "roomy" or spacious. "Floral" is a synonym for "flowery." "Exacerbated" means made worse or more intense, and "turgid" means swollen or distended.
Example Question #95 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMORPHOUS
Chartreuse
Winsome
Sordid
Shapeless
Penitent
Shapeless
"Amorphous" means "shapeless" or formless, blobby. "Penitent" means repentant or contrite. "Chartreuse" is a vivid shade of yellowish green. "Winsome" is a synonym for visually attractive or appealing. "Sordid" means filthy or squalid.
Example Question #96 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPPERATING
Rotting
Orotund
Serpentine
Sonorous
Corrugated
Rotting
"Suppuration" is rot, pus, or oozing infectious material. "Serpentine" means winding or tortuous. "Orotund" and "sonorous" are synonyms that both mean harmonious or pleasant-sounding. "Corrugated" describes a ridged texture.
Example Question #97 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LILTING
Twinkling
Sprinkling
Hangdog
Waving
Singsong
Singsong
A "lilt" is a melodic rhythmic and falling in a voice that is characteristic to some languages and some individual speakers. A "sprinkle" is a light rain or dusting with liquid. "Undulating" is another word for waving gently, and "twinkling" is another word for sparkling. "Hangdog" means shamefaced, sheepish.
Example Question #98 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUMPTIOUS
Delicious
Oblique
Noxious
Noisome
Equitable
Delicious
"Scrumptious" means very "delicious." "Noisome" describes an extremely unpleasant or vile smell, and "noxious" similarly means toxic or highly unpleasant. These are both near antonyms for "scrumptious." "Equitable" means fair, balanced, or unbiased. "Oblique" is a synonym for "slanting."
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