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Example Question #1481 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Conjectural
Equivalent
Crucial
Squeamish
Admonishing
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #1482 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Archaic
Crucial
Feverish
Torpid
Tacit
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #1483 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Banal
Tangential
Fundamental
Tantamount
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #1484 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Nomadic
Auspicious
Ancient
Laconic
Propitious
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #1485 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Refined
Unisex
Adroit
Gauche
Maritime
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #1486 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Vicarious
Unethical
Verbose
Pleonastic
Salutary
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #731 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
truthfully
calmly
reluctantly
rapidly
passionately
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #732 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
politely
trifling
maliciously
solely
disappointing
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
Example Question #733 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUNDLY
Cheerfully
Openly
Emphatically
Marginally
Falsely
Emphatically
"Roundly" means done in an emphatic or vehement way.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICIOUSLY
Ferociously
Visibly
Invincible
Heart-rending
Vicinity
Ferociously
"Viciously" and "ferociously" are synonymous adverbs describing a savage, violent or destructive way of performing an action, attacking viciously, for example. The other words do not share this meaning. In fact, some of the other answer choices are not even adverbs.
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