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Example Question #2421 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIPATETIC
Stable
Dormant
Whimsical
Random
Itinerant
Itinerant
"Peripatetic" is an adjective that means "traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods," so we need to find another adjective that means something like "traveling." Since "itinerant" means "traveling from place to place" as an adjective, it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "peripatetic" and the correct answer.
Example Question #2422 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STATIC
Mobile
Tedious
Sympathetic
Active
Stagnant
Stagnant
"Static" means not moving or stagnant. Active and Mobile means movable, so they are antonyms are Static. Sympathetic means to have compassion, Tedious means boring and dull. These last two words have no relation to Static.
Example Question #2423 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROSPECTIVE
Potential
Elusive
Habitual
Positive
Shiny
Potential
Prospective means expecting to be something in the future, or having that potential.
Example Question #2424 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HABITUAL
Cultural
Loose
Meandering
Thoughtful
Continual
Continual
Habitual means done as a habit, done constantly, or continual.
Example Question #2281 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGRAINED
Established
Formatted
Fervent
Correct
Wild
Established
Engrained means firmly fixed or established.
Example Question #2282 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Transient
Candid
Sequential
Fuzzy
Contemporary
Sequential
Chronological means ordered from earliest to latest, or sequential.
Example Question #2283 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREREQUISITE
Domineering
Long-winded
Exiled
Necessary
Supportive
Necessary
Prerequisite means required as a prior condition, or necessary.
Example Question #2284 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INITIAL
Laconic
Arbitrary
Commencing
Captivating
Inscribed
Commencing
Initial means beginning, first, or commencing.
Example Question #2285 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENDING
Hanging
Proximal
Unresolved
Particular
Logical
Unresolved
Pending means awaiting a decision, or unresolved.
Example Question #2286 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WITHERED
Just
Wizened
Youthful
Heartfelt
Uncooperative
Wizened
“Withered” is a word that, when used as an adjective, means wrinkled due to being very old, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like wrinkled or old. That means that “youthful” cannot be the correct answer, because “youthful” means young, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “withered.” “Wizened,” however, is an adjective that means shriveled from being old, and because “wizened” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “withered,” “wizened” is the correct answer.
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