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Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
boring
traditional
new
weighty
heavy
new
Novel means something is new.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STAGNANT
thrown away
dynamic
vile
still
bullish
still
"Stagnant" means still, not flowing.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
A synonym of “eternal” is __________.
material
ephemeral
flavorful
sparse
perpetual
perpetual
“Eternal” is an adjective that means “lasting forever; without end or beginning,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “lasting forever.” That means that “ephemeral” cannot be the correct answer, because “ephemeral” means “lasting for a very short time,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “eternal.” “Perpetual,” however, is an adjective that means “never ending or changing,” and because “perpetual” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “eternal,” “perpetual” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the word with a meaning most similar to the word in question.
Archaic
Systemic
Desolate
Kind
Old
Treacherous
Old
"Archaic" means old or primitive.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Incipient
Peevish
Imprisoned
Loose
Beginning
Connected
Beginning
"Incipient" means beginning to exist or happen.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Continual
Extreme
Non-stop
Regular
Spontaenous
Monarchy
Non-stop
"Continual" means ongoing or non-stop.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Recent
Dependent
Deliberate
Intentional
Latest
Archaic
Latest
"Recent" means latest; Archaic means ancient; Dependent means reliance on; and Deliberate and Intentional mean done purposely.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Instant
Annoyed
Angry
Immediate
Delayed
Tardy
Immediate
"Instant" means immediate.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
QUAINT
Old-fashioned
Comely
Repulsive
Nonsensical
Newfangled
Old-fashioned
Something that is “quaint” is old-fashioned. For clarification, "comely" means attractive, "repulsive" means disgusting, and "nonsensical" means not making sense.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HISTORIC
Disturbing
Forgettable
Boring
Notable
Unimportant
Notable
"Historic" means important or notable, so "notable" is the correct answer.
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