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Example Question #2481 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Unoriginal
Notorious
Determined
Unseemly
Shallow
Unoriginal
“Banal” means unoriginal and boring, so "unoriginal" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unseemly" means unpleasant or undesirable; "determined" means motivated; "shallow" describes someone who is not thinking or feeling deeply; and "notorious" means infamous.
Example Question #2482 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPID
intriguing
curious
insipid
parallel
detrimental
insipid
“Vapid” is an adjective that means “offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; empty” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “not stimulating or challenging.” That means that “intriguing” cannot be the correct answer, because “intriguing” means “arousing one’s curiosity or interest; fascinating,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “vapid.” “Insipid,” however, is an adjective that means either “lacking flavor” or “lacking vigor or interest,” and because “insipid” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “vapid,” “insipid” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2483 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSAIC
Commonplace
Legendary
Chaotic
Diction
Rhetorical
Commonplace
“Prosaic” describes something ordinary or commonplace. You might have thought the correct answer is “rhetorical” because of the relationship between “prose” and “rhetoric,” but “prosaic” is unrelated to “prose.” For clarification, "rhetorical" means relating to the skill of persuasive language, and "diction" means spoken clarity or choice of words.
Example Question #2484 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPECCABLE
Flawless
Normal
Risky
Durable
Wet
Flawless
"Impeccable" means faultless or flawless.
Example Question #2491 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIPID
Agressive
Judgmental
Unbecoming
Boring
Competitive
Boring
"Insipid" means lacking flavor or uninteresting. "Boring" means lacking the quality of being interesting. Both "boring" and "insipid" mean mundane or banal. Thus, these two words are synonyms.
Example Question #2492 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILAPIDATED
Folded
Rundown
Hairless
Sturdy
Confusing
Rundown
Something that is "dilapidated" is worn out, rickety, and rundown.
Example Question #2493 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLICHÉD
Derisive
Impractical
Insightful
Enormous
Overused
Overused
Clichéd means overused.
Example Question #2494 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUXURIOUS
Vindicated
Massive
Opulent
Financial
Reticent
Opulent
Luxurious means extremely elegant and lavish, or opulent.
Example Question #2495 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BANAL
Creative
Medicinal
Commonplace
Cowardly
Zesty
Commonplace
"Banal" means overused or "commonplace."
Example Question #2496 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STERLING
Understood
Scented
Creamy
Melancholy
Excellent
Excellent
"Sterling" means excellent or valuable.
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