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Example Question #591 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEFARIOUS
Annotated
Rapid
Wicked
Cosmic
Refreshing
Wicked
"Nefarious" means wicked.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELETERIOUS
Desiccated
Adequate
Wily
Harmful
Impulsive
Harmful
"Deleterious" means harmful or injurious to health.
Example Question #1391 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUCIVE
Outgoing
Helpful
Angular
Correct
Tepid
Helpful
"Conducive" means helpful or tending to produce.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SANGUINE
Hissing
Bloody
Determined
Civilized
Credible
Bloody
"Sanguine" means bloody or cheerful. The Latin root word, "sanguis," means blood.
Example Question #1351 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMENABLE
Pious
Handy
Agreeable
Mean
Unpleasant
Agreeable
Someone who is "amenable" is agreeable, pleasant, or easy to get along with; someone who is not stubborn or pig-headed is amenable.
Example Question #1352 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCENARY
Verbose
Normal
Amusing
Greedy
Perplexing
Greedy
The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.
Example Question #1395 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIDIOUS
Perfect
Squalid
Harmful
Sparse
Imaginative
Harmful
"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.
Example Question #1353 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MACABRE
Soaked
Flowing
Moral
Gruesome
Ingenious
Gruesome
"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUITFUL
Misleading
Fertile
Foolish
Arid
Wild
Fertile
"Fruitful" means fertile.
Example Question #1397 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Alert
Unconscious
Disturbed
Memorable
Eager
Unconscious
"Comatose" means unconscious.
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