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Example Question #396 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEJECTED
Dispirited
Joyful
Isolated
Misled
Elated
Dispirited
The correct answer is "dispirited."
"Dejected" is an adjective that means sad and depressed. "Dispirited" is a synonym of "dejected."
Example Question #397 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOXIOUS
Arid
Biting
Harmful
Advantageous
Beneficial
Harmful
The correct answer is "harmful."
"Noxious" is an adjective that is defined as harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTENTOUS
Inviting
Boring
Foreboding
Repugnant
Juvenile
Foreboding
"Portentous" means foreboding or ominous.
"Juvenile" means immature or childish.
"Repugnant" means repulsive or detestable.
"Inviting" means desirable, appealing or attractive.
"Boring" means uninteresting or droll.
Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PEDANTIC
Voluble
Transient
Unkind
Dull
Temporary
Dull
"Pedantic" means dull or focused on the mundane, so "dull" is the correct answer. For clarification, "temporary" means not expected to last long, "transient" means fleeting or passing, and "voluble" means talking fluently.
Example Question #671 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of "plumb" is . . .
utterly
vex
fruit
bilk
horizontal
utterly
"Plumb" is an adverb that means "exactly" when used informally, we need to pick out a word which means something like "exactly." While "fruit" may look like an appealing answer because "plumb" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "plum," a kind of fruit, "plumb" and "plum" mean completely different things, so "fruit" cannot be the correct answer. Since "utterly" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "plumb," "utterly" is the correct answer.
Example Question #672 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GINGERLY
Fastening
Hastily
Reddening
Cautiously
Gingery
Cautiously
If you do something “gingerly,” you do it cautiously or carefully. Do not confuse it with, "gingery," which means related to the spice ginger. To clarify the other terms, “reddening” means turning red, such as when blushing; a “fastening” is something you use to affix things together; “hastily” means hurriedly or quickly.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
URGENTLY
Tenderly
Frighteningly
Dangerously
Pressingly
Vocationally
Pressingly
If something is "urgent," it demands immediate or pressing attention. "Frightening" means scary, "dangerous" means risky, and "tender" means gentle. "Vocational" means relating to a job or occupation.
Example Question #673 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELEGANTLY
Blindly
Tastelessly
Sophisticatedly
Squeamishly
Richly
Sophisticatedly
"Elegant" can mean graceful, stylish, or sophisticated. "Squeamish" means easily made sick or queasy. A synonym for "rich" is affluent. "Tasteless" means lacking in either flavor or good judgment.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SELFISHLY
Egocentrically
Selflessly
Abashedly
Grandly
Cumulatively
Egocentrically
To be "selfish" is to lack concern for others, to be egocentric. "Abashed" means embarrassed or ashamed. "Selfless" is the opposite of selfish. "Cumulative" means growing by accumulation. "Grand" means large and impressive.
Example Question #674 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCITEDLY
Enthusiastically
Meekly
Severally
Profusely
Patiently
Enthusiastically
"Excitedly" means enthusiastically or eagerly. "Profusely" means excessively or extravagantly. "Meekly" means mildly or timidly. "Severally" means individually or separately. "Patient" means enduring difficulty or challenges with calmness.
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