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Example Question #951 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Lawless
Uninterested
Aggressive
Motivated
Ignorant
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means uninterested or indifferent.
Example Question #952 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELATED
Delicious
Joyful
Saddened
Tedious
Immediate
Joyful
"Elated" means very happy or overjoyed.
Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUBILANT
Lavish
Joyful
Juvenile
Stalwart
Morose
Joyful
"Jubilant" means joyful.
Example Question #911 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HISTRIONIC
Tedious
Dramatic
Ancient
Dull
Historical
Dramatic
"Histrionic" means extremely dramatic.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENVIOUS
Sociable
Excessive
Incessant
Erroneous
Jealous
Jealous
"Envious" means jealous; Erroneous means mistaken; Excessive means too much; Sociable means outgoing; and Incessant means continual.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPTIMISTIC
Good
Gloomy
Hopeful
Heartfelt
Nice
Hopeful
Someone who is "optimistic" looks at things positively or thinks that good things will happen in the future. We need to find a word with a positive meaning. We can rule out the word "gloomy" as it is the only word with a negative meaning. Out of the remaining words, "hopeful" means full of the idea that good things will happen, "heartfelt" means sincere, "good" means right or proper, and "nice" means kind. The last three words can be characteristics of a person who is optimistic, but are not themselves synonyms of the word "optimistic." "Hopeful" is the best choice.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEGIAC
Worrisome
Lovely
Energetic
Mournful
Calm
Mournful
The best choice is "mournful" as something that is "elegiac" is mournful or expresses sorrow. The remaining answer choices are simply other types of emotions. The only one which might be somewhat related is the word "worrisome" which means causing worry, but "mournful" is closer in meaning to "elegiac" than is "worrisome."
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BELLICOSE
Civilized
Peaceable
Non-confrontational
Placid
Belligerent
Belligerent
"Bellicose" and "belligerent" share a root and are synonymous. Both adjectives refer to demonstrating aggression. The other words are antonyms to "bellicose."
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISTRAUGHT
Fraught
Infected
Indolent
Infectious
Intolerant
Fraught
"Distraught" and "fraught" are synonyms describing a frustrated emotional state. The other words do not share this meaning. "Infected" and "infectious" refer to the state of being infected with a disease and the property of being transmissible to others (usually of a disease or emotional state, like laughter) respectively.
Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATED
Pleased
Annoyed
Humored
Aggravated
Enraged
Enraged
"Infuriated" and "enraged" are synonymous adjectives describing someone who feels severe anger. "Pleased" and "humored" are antonyms. "Aggravated" and "annoyed" are synonymous with each other and may refer to someone who is irritated but not necessarily extremely angry.
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