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Example Question #596 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEFARIOUS
Rapid
Wicked
Annotated
Refreshing
Cosmic
Wicked
"Nefarious" means wicked.
Example Question #597 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELETERIOUS
Adequate
Wily
Desiccated
Harmful
Impulsive
Harmful
"Deleterious" means harmful or injurious to health.
Example Question #598 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUCIVE
Helpful
Angular
Correct
Outgoing
Tepid
Helpful
"Conducive" means helpful or tending to produce.
Example Question #599 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SANGUINE
Credible
Civilized
Hissing
Determined
Bloody
Bloody
"Sanguine" means bloody or cheerful. The Latin root word, "sanguis," means blood.
Example Question #601 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMENABLE
Agreeable
Mean
Unpleasant
Handy
Pious
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 #602 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCENARY
Greedy
Perplexing
Amusing
Normal
Verbose
Greedy
The adjective, "mercenary," means greedy. The Latin root word, "merces," means wages.
Example Question #603 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSIDIOUS
Perfect
Imaginative
Sparse
Harmful
Squalid
Harmful
"Insidious" means harmful in a stealthy way.
Example Question #604 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MACABRE
Flowing
Soaked
Ingenious
Moral
Gruesome
Gruesome
"Macabre" means gruesome or ghastly. It also means pertaining to death.
Example Question #605 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUITFUL
Fertile
Wild
Arid
Foolish
Misleading
Fertile
"Fruitful" means fertile.
Example Question #606 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMATOSE
Unconscious
Disturbed
Alert
Eager
Memorable
Unconscious
"Comatose" means unconscious.
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