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Example Question #1261 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENCE
Desire
Evil
Vice
Malevolence
Goodness
Goodness
"Benevolence" means goodness; someone who is benevolent is virtuous. For clarification, "malevolence" is the antonym of benevolence and means evil or vice.
Example Question #1262 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
CREDENTIALS
Qualifications
Misdemeanors
Requirements
Prospects
Excessive
Qualifications
“Credentials” are qualities that make a person suitable for a job or task. It is closest in meaning to "qualifications." To provide further help, “misdemeanors” are petty crimes, bad behavior; “prospects” are opportunities; “requirements” are things that are needed; “excessive” means too much.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AUDIBLE
None of these answers
Able to be tasted
Able to be felt
Able to be heard
Able to be seen
Able to be heard
Something that is "audible" is able to be heard. The prefix, aud-, generally refers to sound or hearing, as in audible or audio.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEBULOUS
Definite
Hazy
Astronomical
Alien
Dusty
Hazy
"Nebulous" means hazy or indistinct, so "hazy" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1261 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
VOCIFEROUS
Quiet
Soft
Noisy
Enlighten
Vapid
Noisy
"Vociferous" is a synonym of noisy. It has the root "voc-" in it, which means voice and is found in words like vocal and advocate.
Words you may not know:
- "Enlighten" means to make aware or to inform.
- "Vapid" means lacking life or substance.
Example Question #1263 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SANCTIMONIOUS
Self-righteous
Parsimonious
Self-obsessed
Pious
Self-centered
Self-righteous
Sanctimonious means self-righteous, or assured of one’s own superiority. So, "self-righteous" is the correct answer. Someone who is "self-centered" is very selfish, "pious" means religious, and "parismonious" means stingy.
Example Question #1264 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACITURN
Repulsive
Appropriate
Tedious
Reticent
Humble
Reticent
"Taciturn" most nearly means not saying much, or "reticent." One might write, "The taciturn man listened to the conversation, but didn't volunteer his own opinion."
Example Question #1265 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MINISCULE
Very large
Timid
Very small
Ostentatious
Grandiose
Very small
"Miniscule" means tiny. For clarification, "grandiose" and "ostentatious" are synonyms that both mean very large and luxurious; "timid" means very shy.
Example Question #1266 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INNOVATIVE
Incomplete
New
Worn
Traditional
Mobile
New
"Innovative" is an adjective that means original and unprecedented. Of the answer choices, the word with the closest meaning is "new."
Example Question #1267 : Synonyms
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INNOCUOUS
under the skin
off-kilter
proper
antagonistic
harmless
harmless
"Innocuous" means harmless.
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