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Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
unintelligent
menacing
infrequent
obvious
aggressive
infrequent
"Sparse" means scattered, meager, or infrequent.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
hungry
thriving
gregarious
meticulous
meager
meager
Sparse means thinly dispersed or meager.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RIFE.
Roomy
Rare
Obvious
Common
Misplaced
Common
“Rife” means common or found frequently. Usually you will hear as part of the expression something was rife with something. For example, her hair was rife with lice. The correct synonym is “common.”
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEREFT.
Surfeit
Excess
Surplus
Donate
Lacking
Lacking
To be “bereft” means to be lacking. As in, “she was bereft of ideas, having tried everything.” For clarification, "excess," "surfeit" and "surplus" are all synonyms and mean to have too much of something; as such they are antonyms of “bereft” and “lacking.”
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INEXHAUSTIBLE
weary
few
fluid
rampant
unlimited
unlimited
"Inexhaustible" means existing in abundance, or unlimited.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABUNDANT.
Miserable
Poignant
Plentiful
Vain
Serendipitous
Plentiful
“Abundant” means plentiful, or well-supplied. For clarification, serendipitous means fortunate or relating to good fortune; vain can either mean pointless when used to describe an activity or action or it can mean obsessed with one’s own image if used to describe a person; poignant means moving, or particularly penetrating and perceptive.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Abundant
Diminutive
A lot
Dehydrated
Implacable
Famished
A lot
"Abundant" means a lot; Diminutive means small; Famished means starving or without food; Dehydrated means without water or thirsty; and Implacable means cannot be be satsifed.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CUMULATIVE
trite
alleged
selective
amassed
poignant
amassed
"Cumulative" means increasing in quantity by successive additions, or amassed.
Example Question #9 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFICIENT
Wordy
Customary
Inadequate
Concise
Beneficial
Inadequate
"Deficient" means lacking or "inadequate." "Concise" means brief or terse. "Wordy" means verbose or having too many words. "Beneficial" means favorable, advantageous, or helpful to oneself. "Customary" means common or traditional.
Example Question #10 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEAGER
Enthusiastic
Inadequate
Valuable
Selfish
Surprising
Inadequate
"Meager" means lacking in regard to a requirement, or "inadequate."
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