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Example Question #2282 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Transient
Candid
Sequential
Fuzzy
Contemporary
Sequential
Chronological means ordered from earliest to latest, or sequential.
Example Question #2283 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREREQUISITE
Domineering
Long-winded
Exiled
Necessary
Supportive
Necessary
Prerequisite means required as a prior condition, or necessary.
Example Question #2284 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INITIAL
Laconic
Arbitrary
Commencing
Captivating
Inscribed
Commencing
Initial means beginning, first, or commencing.
Example Question #2285 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENDING
Hanging
Proximal
Unresolved
Particular
Logical
Unresolved
Pending means awaiting a decision, or unresolved.
Example Question #2286 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WITHERED
Just
Wizened
Youthful
Heartfelt
Uncooperative
Wizened
“Withered” is a word that, when used as an adjective, means wrinkled due to being very old, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like wrinkled or old. That means that “youthful” cannot be the correct answer, because “youthful” means young, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “withered.” “Wizened,” however, is an adjective that means shriveled from being old, and because “wizened” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “withered,” “wizened” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2431 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEWFANGLED
Melodious
Exhaustive
Bygone
Fantastic
Modern
Modern
“Newfangled” is an adjective that means new and representing a change from the traditions to which one is accustomed, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like new and different. That means that “bygone” cannot be the correct answer, because “bygone” means happening in the past, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “newfangled.” “Modern,” however, is an adjective that can mean up-to-date, and because “modern” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “newfangled,” “modern” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSIENT
Misshapen
Accountable
Bare
Temporary
Daily
Temporary
"Transient" means temporary.
Example Question #2433 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCHOATE
Apt
Undeveloped
Restricted
Quirky
Linguistic
Undeveloped
"Inchoate" means not yet fully developed or just beginning. The best answer choice is "undeveloped."
Example Question #1116 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Cosmopolitan
Mature
Young
Deceptive
Suave
Young
"Juvenile" means young.
Example Question #2291 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
ERRATIC
antique
large
pretty
violent
unpredictable
unpredictable
Erratic means not having a regular pattern, or unpredictable.
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