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Example Questions
Example Question #821 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Business-like
Commandeering
Unhealthy
Intelligent
Portly
Portly
Corpulent literally means fat, or having a large body. The only one of the answer choices that means fat is "portly."
You may have seen the root "corp" and thought of words like corporation or corporal, but the root of each of those words actually has to do with the Latin word "corpus," which literally means body.
Example Question #822 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
PELLUCID
Awful
Extravagant
Voluntary
Clear
Crimson
Clear
"Pellucid" means clear or transparent. The root word "lucere" means to shine in Latin. So, the best answer choice is "clear."
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPAQUE
Nontransparent
Cloudy
Limpid
Lucid
Clear
Nontransparent
"Opaque" is an adjective meaning "not able to be seen through; not transparent," or when referring to language, "hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable." "Cloudy" and "not transparent" may each seem like a potentially correct answer. While something that is cloudy may also be opaque, "nontransparent" is the correct answer because its meaning is the closest of the potential answer choices to that of "opaque."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCANDESCENT
Burning
Intelligent
Burdensome
Partial
Cozy
Burning
Incandescent means emitting light because of heat, or burning.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMODIOUS
Friendly
Generous
Nasty
Toilet
Spacious
Spacious
A place that is commodious is open, roomy, or spacious.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIAPHANOUS
Frightening
Sheer
Deadly
Cold
Funny
Sheer
"Diaphanous" is a word used to describe something that is filmy, transparent, light, or airy; so, the synonym is "sheer," in the sense of a cloth that is sheer, meaning you can see through it.
Example Question #1581 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERELICT
Lost the way
On the up
Broken down
Running late
Under budget
Broken down
“Derelict” is an adjective used to describe something that is deserted, neglected or broken down. Synonyms include rundown, dilapidated, ruined, abandoned etc.
Example Question #828 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Honorable
Mindful
Escalating
Dark
Lukewarm
Lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm.
Example Question #1584 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Clandestine
Burly
Dry
Marked
Tentative
Dry
Arid means dry.
Example Question #829 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARID
Dry
Shocking
Commendable
Malleable
Weak
Dry
Arid means extremely dry.
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