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Example Question #1441 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENSURATE
Fanciful
Slanderous
Indecisive
Sustained
Equal
Equal
"Commensurate" means equal to or proportionate.
Example Question #1442 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AKIN
Superficial
Superior
Unfriendly
Dissimilar
Related
Related
The word akin means "related to" or "alike." Based on this definition, we can rule out all other answer choices. One way to remember that the word akin means related to may be to think of the word kin, which is used in some areas to mean family or relatives.
Example Question #1401 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXEMPT
Maligned
Excused
Upset
Burdened
Flexible
Excused
Exempt means free from an obligation imposed on others, or excused from it.
Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
UNSCATHED
loose
frosty
damaged
determined
intact
intact
"Unscathed" means not damaged, or intact.
Example Question #1402 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Antique
Harsh
Collectible
Radiant
Informal
Informal
"Colloquial" means used in everyday speech, or "informal."
Example Question #2201 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
COLOSSAL
volatile
melancholic
stately
gigantic
floating
gigantic
"Colossal" means extremely large, or gigantic.
Example Question #2202 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DIMINUITIVE
tiny
perfected
cantankerous
insulting
sultry
tiny
"Diminuitive" means extremely small, or tiny.
Example Question #1403 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNILATERAL
Persuasive
Controversial
Rhetorical
Independent
Forceful
Independent
If an action or decision is unilateral, it only affects one individual and not the others in the group. It is therefore independent.
Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLOQUIAL
Local
Common
Talk
Formal
Silly
Common
Something that is "colloquial" is common in nature. "Common" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "colloquial." Though the word "colloquial" usually refers to common or everyday speech (as opposed to formal language), it can refer to anything informal as well.
Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Other Adjectives
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PITHY
Uncharacteristic
Mediocre
Welcome
Unfortunate
Terse
Terse
“Pithy” means brief and to the point and is most similar in meaning to “terse.” For clarification, mediocre means average, ordinary.
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