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Example Question #2281 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEWFANGLED
Fantastic
Modern
Exhaustive
Bygone
Melodious
Modern
“Newfangled” is an adjective that means new and representing a change from the traditions to which one is accustomed, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like new and different. That means that “bygone” cannot be the correct answer, because “bygone” means happening in the past, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “newfangled.” “Modern,” however, is an adjective that can mean up-to-date, and because “modern” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “newfangled,” “modern” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2282 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSIENT
Bare
Daily
Misshapen
Temporary
Accountable
Temporary
"Transient" means temporary.
Example Question #2283 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCHOATE
Undeveloped
Restricted
Linguistic
Apt
Quirky
Undeveloped
"Inchoate" means not yet fully developed or just beginning. The best answer choice is "undeveloped."
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Mature
Young
Suave
Cosmopolitan
Deceptive
Young
"Juvenile" means young.
Example Question #2291 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
ERRATIC
antique
large
pretty
violent
unpredictable
unpredictable
Erratic means not having a regular pattern, or unpredictable.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTABLE
Inconsistent
Formulaic
Thirsty
Debatable
Mobile
Mobile
Portable means movable or mobile.
Example Question #2432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIODICAL
Occasional
Grammatical
Syntactical
Journalistic
Investigative
Occasional
"Periodical" and "occasional" are synonyms describing periods of time. The other words do not have meanings that relate to time.
Example Question #2431 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOMENTARY
Momentum
Sentimental
Eternal
Timeless
Passing
Passing
"Momentary" and "passing" are synonymous adjectives similar in meaning to the word fleeting or temporary. The other words do not have related meanings. "Eternal" and "timeless" are synonyms describing the property of being immutable.
Example Question #1121 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANACHRONISTIC
Elderly
Soon
Senior
Recent
From another time
From another time
"Elderly" and "senior" are both closely related in meaning. These answer choices, however, are not perfectly aligned with "anachronistic," which is in fact synonymous with from a time other than the present time. "Soon" and "recent" are also closely related words related to time, they are more specific terms than anachronistic.
Example Question #1122 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROVISIONAL
Aloof
Temporary
Erroneous
Elusive
Permanent
Temporary
The adjective "provisional" means temporary, conditional, designed to be impermanent. Additionally, "permanent" means lasting forever; "elusive" means hard to catch, hard to find, hard to identify; "erroneous" means based on a mistaken belief; "aloof" means distant and withdrawn, detached from human contact and unfriendly.
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