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Example Question #2253 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELUCIDATE
Lucid
Read
Intelligent
Clarify
Learn
Clarify
The word "elucidate" means to clarify or to explain. The best answer choice is "clarify," which means to make clear or to explain. The word "lucid", though related to the verb "elucidate", is not itself a verb. It is an adjective which means clear or easily understood.
Example Question #2254 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SIMILITUDE
Ardor
Pleasantry
Resemblance
Bastion
Felicity
Resemblance
"Similitude" is a noun derived from the Latin root "similis", meaning similar. "Resemblance" is a noun meaning the state of being alike, so it is a synonym for "similitude."
Example Question #2255 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Ennui
Inadequacy
Ministry
Tint
Loyalty
Loyalty
"Fidelity" is a noun derived from the Latin root fidelis meaning faithfulness. "Loyalty" is a noun meaning a strong feeling of allegiance or faithfulness, and is an appropriate synonym.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots From Greek
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
UNORTHODOX
Strange
Putrid
Ordinary
Malevolent
Pedestrian
Strange
"Unorthodox" means unusual or strange or not traditional, so "strange" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2256 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SAVANT
Epicure
Scholar
Mirage
Irony
Accumulation
Scholar
A "savant" is a person of extensive learning, so the best choice is the word "scholar." "Savant" is derived from the French word "savoir," which means to know.
Example Question #2261 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFOREMENTIONED
Aforethought
Afoot
Aforesaid
Afoul
Afore
Aforesaid
These words all share an anglo-saxon root "afore-." The only two words with closely related meanings are "aforesaid" and "aforementioned," which refer to something that has previously come up in conversation. The other words are not synonymous with "aforementioned."
Example Question #1 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUAKE
Quiver
Transform
Verify
Repel
Freeze
Quiver
“Quake” is a verb that means “shake or tremble,” especially when referring to the earth, or “shake or shudder with fear” when referring to a person. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “shake.” That means that “freeze” cannot be the correct answer, because “freeze” can mean “to become paralyzed with fear or shock,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “quake.” “Quiver,” however, is a verb that means “to tremble or shake,” and because “quiver” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “quake,” “quiver” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLACIAL
Slow
Melting
Natural
Beautiful
Deliberate
Slow
"Glacial" can have two meanings: very cold or moving very slowly. ("Glacial" comes from the word "glacier," which is a huge mass of ice that moves extremely slowly.) Given that none of the answer choices are similar to the word "cold," the best synonym is one that means slow.Thus, the best answer choice is "slow."
Example Question #3 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PITCH
Propel
Explode
Propose
Collect
Fabricate
Propose
To pitch an idea or plan means to propose it.
Example Question #4 : Identifying Synonyms When Words Have Multiple Meanings
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCARNATION
Vessel
Meal
Lifetime
Demonstration
Choice
Lifetime
An incarnation is the embodiment of a god, or an individual's lifetime.
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