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Example Questions
Example Question #931 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERRY
Jolly
Engaged
Obese
Spiritual
Fanatic
Jolly
"Merry" is used to describe someone or something that is happy and pleasant. One might write, "His neighbors adored his merry, upbeat attitude."
Example Question #932 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOROSE
Apathetic
Jocular
Sullen
Excessive
Wise
Sullen
"Morose" means ill-tempered, or "sullen."
Example Question #933 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APATHETIC
Peaceful
Snobbish
Challenging
Corresponding
Uninterested
Uninterested
"Apathetic" means indifferent, emotionless, or "uninterested."
Example Question #934 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALOOF
Substantial
Energetic
Disastrous
Distant
Charged
Distant
"Aloof" means remote in manner, or "distant."
Example Question #935 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLITHE
Hurried
Adopted
Joyful
Candid
Isolated
Joyful
"Blithe" means joyful, so the correct answer is "joyful."
Example Question #936 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESPONDENT
Hopeless
Rigid
Ultimate
Bespectacled
Sheer
Hopeless
"Despondent" means feeling hopeless.
Example Question #895 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORDIAL
Seasonal
Proper
Friendly
Courtly
Stuffy
Friendly
"Cordial" means warm and open. (Example: "The hostess was very cordial towards her guests, offering them tea and cookies.") The word closest in meaning to "cordial" is therefore "friendly," the best answer choice.
Example Question #937 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VORACIOUS
Indignant
Edible
Explicit
Ravenous
Delicious
Ravenous
"Voracious" is an adjective that means wanting or devouring great quantities of something, often food. So, we're looking for an adjective that has to do with food and specifically means extremely hungry. Three of the listed answer choices have to do with food: "edible" means able to be eaten, so it's not a synonym of "voracious." "Delicious" means pleasant to the taste, so it is also not a synonym of "voracious." "Ravenous," which means extremely hungry, is a synonym of "voracious," so it is the best answer choice.
Example Question #897 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEPID
Frigid
Invested
Stagnant
Scalding
Unenthusiastic
Unenthusiastic
You may have seen the word tepid paired with the water in the past and assumed that it meant frigid (cold), stagnant (standing still), or Scalding (extremely hot), but the word actually means lukewarm or unenthusiastic.
Example Question #898 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KEEN
Curved
Observant
Gloomy
Enthusiastic
Quiet
Enthusiastic
Keen means showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
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