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Example Question #2171 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUPERFLUOUS
Articulate
Diversified
Timid
Extra
Ornate
Extra
Superfluous means more than is necessary. Thus, the correct answer choice is "extra."
Example Question #2172 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROFOUND
Calm
Deep
Glib
Insistent
Forgotten
Deep
Profound means wise, intense, or deep.
Example Question #2173 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPLICIT
Transient
Finicky
Suggested
Melodious
Corrupt
Suggested
Implicit means implied but not plainly expressed, or suggested.
Example Question #2174 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPLAUSIBLE
Unlikely
Random
Wet
Inconsistent
Transparent
Unlikely
Implausible means not seeming reasonable, or unlikely.
Example Question #2175 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTROVERSIAL
Unhealthy
Diverse
Disputed
Revolutionary
Boring
Disputed
Controversial means giving rise to public disagreement, or disputed.
Example Question #2176 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Mistaken
Fallible
Adequate
Accurate
Inadequate
Mistaken
“Erroneous” is an adjective that describes a mistaken or incorrect belief. “Accurate” is an antonym. "Fallible" means imperfect.
Example Question #2177 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUDICIOUS
Useful
Foolish
Ignorant
Sensible
Useless
Sensible
“Judicious” is an adjective used to describe a decision that is sensible, wise and carefully thought out. A “judicious” decision has an underlying objective to ensure security and avoid trouble. “Foolish” and “ignorant” are antonyms.
Example Question #2322 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRONEOUS
Grammatical
Lyrical
Wrong
Tiny
Wistful
Wrong
Erroneous means wrong.
Example Question #2178 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYNTHETIC
Artificial
Challenging
Comfortable
Layered
Peaceful
Artificial
Synthetic means made from a chemical imitation, or artificial.
Example Question #2179 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELIRIOUS
Comprehensive
Insistent
Asleep
Incoherent
Comprehensible
Incoherent
“Delirious” is an adjective that means either “in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “in a disturbed state of mind characterized by incoherence of thought and speech” or “in a state of wild excitement.” That means that “comprehensible” cannot be the correct answer, because “comprehensible” means “able to be understood; intelligible,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “delirious.” “Incoherent,” however, is an adjective that means “unable to speak intelligibly” when describing a person. Because “incoherent” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “delirious,” “incoherent” is the correct answer.
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