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Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Nontransparent
Clear
Cloudy
Limpid
Lucid
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Intelligent
Cozy
Burdensome
Partial
Burning
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Nasty
Generous
Spacious
Toilet
Friendly
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Sheer
Deadly
Frightening
Cold
Funny
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Running late
Lost the way
On the up
Under budget
Broken down
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Honorable
Dark
Escalating
Mindful
Lukewarm
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Clandestine
Dry
Tentative
Marked
Burly
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Commendable
Dry
Malleable
Weak
Shocking
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUTRID
Optimistic
Decaying
Causal
Latent
Lethal
Decaying
"Putrid" means rotten, decaying, or decomposing. The Latin root word, "putridus," means rotten.
Example Question #832 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURGID
Swollen
Intimidating
Striped
Arrogant
Transparent
Swollen
"Turgid" means swollen.
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