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Example Question #836 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRAVID
Trivial
Dreary
Serpentine
Wizened
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 #837 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROTUND
Apposite
Plump
Scathing
Baronial
Stately
Plump
"Rotund" means chubby or plump. "Baronial" and "stately" are both synonyms for "grand." "Scathing" means blistering. "Apposite" means apt or appropriate.
Example Question #881 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTENDED
Swollen
Emaciated
Abstruse
Enthralled
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 #882 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUS
Surreptitious
Gaudy
Taciturn
Supercilious
Garbled
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 #843 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREPUSCULAR
Dulcet
Twilight
Rotund
Burnished
Ordinary
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 #844 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESINOUS
Turgid
Floral
Exacerbated
Capacious
Sticky
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 #845 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMORPHOUS
Sordid
Chartreuse
Winsome
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 #846 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPPERATING
Orotund
Serpentine
Corrugated
Rotting
Sonorous
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 #847 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LILTING
Singsong
Waving
Twinkling
Sprinkling
Hangdog
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 #848 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUMPTIOUS
Delicious
Equitable
Noisome
Oblique
Noxious
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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