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Example Question #2431 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEWFANGLED
Exhaustive
Melodious
Bygone
Modern
Fantastic
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 #2432 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSIENT
Accountable
Misshapen
Temporary
Bare
Daily
Temporary
"Transient" means temporary.
Example Question #2433 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCHOATE
Undeveloped
Apt
Restricted
Linguistic
Quirky
Undeveloped
"Inchoate" means not yet fully developed or just beginning. The best answer choice is "undeveloped."
Example Question #2434 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUVENILE
Deceptive
Cosmopolitan
Mature
Young
Suave
Young
"Juvenile" means young.
Example Question #2291 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
ERRATIC
antique
violent
large
unpredictable
pretty
unpredictable
Erratic means not having a regular pattern, or unpredictable.
Example Question #2292 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTABLE
Inconsistent
Debatable
Mobile
Thirsty
Formulaic
Mobile
Portable means movable or mobile.
Example Question #2293 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERIODICAL
Syntactical
Journalistic
Investigative
Occasional
Grammatical
Occasional
"Periodical" and "occasional" are synonyms describing periods of time. The other words do not have meanings that relate to time.
Example Question #2294 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOMENTARY
Momentum
Sentimental
Timeless
Eternal
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 #2295 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANACHRONISTIC
Senior
Soon
Elderly
From another time
Recent
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 #2296 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROVISIONAL
Elusive
Erroneous
Temporary
Aloof
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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