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Example Question #2302 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
obvious
aggressive
infrequent
unintelligent
menacing
infrequent
"Sparse" means scattered, meager, or infrequent.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
gregarious
meticulous
thriving
meager
hungry
meager
Sparse means thinly dispersed or meager.
Example Question #3202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RIFE.
Common
Roomy
Rare
Misplaced
Obvious
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 #1131 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEREFT.
Lacking
Excess
Surplus
Donate
Surfeit
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 #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INEXHAUSTIBLE
rampant
fluid
few
weary
unlimited
unlimited
"Inexhaustible" means existing in abundance, or unlimited.
Example Question #1132 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABUNDANT.
Miserable
Vain
Serendipitous
Poignant
Plentiful
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 #1 : 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
Implacable
Dehydrated
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 #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CUMULATIVE
trite
selective
poignant
alleged
amassed
amassed
"Cumulative" means increasing in quantity by successive additions, or amassed.
Example Question #1 : 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
Customary
Concise
Inadequate
Wordy
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 #1133 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEAGER
Selfish
Surprising
Enthusiastic
Valuable
Inadequate
Inadequate
"Meager" means lacking in regard to a requirement, or "inadequate."
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