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Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
aggressive
obvious
menacing
infrequent
unintelligent
infrequent
"Sparse" means scattered, meager, or infrequent.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
SPARSE
meager
thriving
hungry
gregarious
meticulous
meager
Sparse means thinly dispersed or meager.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RIFE.
Roomy
Misplaced
Rare
Obvious
Common
Common
“Rife” means common or found frequently. Usually you will hear as part of the expression something was rife with something. For example, her hair was rife with lice. The correct synonym is “common.”
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEREFT.
Excess
Lacking
Surplus
Donate
Surfeit
Lacking
To be “bereft” means to be lacking. As in, “she was bereft of ideas, having tried everything.” For clarification, "excess," "surfeit" and "surplus" are all synonyms and mean to have too much of something; as such they are antonyms of “bereft” and “lacking.”
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
INEXHAUSTIBLE
weary
unlimited
fluid
rampant
few
unlimited
"Inexhaustible" means existing in abundance, or unlimited.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABUNDANT.
Vain
Serendipitous
Poignant
Miserable
Plentiful
Plentiful
“Abundant” means plentiful, or well-supplied. For clarification, serendipitous means fortunate or relating to good fortune; vain can either mean pointless when used to describe an activity or action or it can mean obsessed with one’s own image if used to describe a person; poignant means moving, or particularly penetrating and perceptive.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Abundant
A lot
Diminutive
Dehydrated
Famished
Implacable
A lot
"Abundant" means a lot; Diminutive means small; Famished means starving or without food; Dehydrated means without water or thirsty; and Implacable means cannot be be satsifed.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CUMULATIVE
selective
trite
poignant
alleged
amassed
amassed
"Cumulative" means increasing in quantity by successive additions, or amassed.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFICIENT
Wordy
Concise
Customary
Inadequate
Beneficial
Inadequate
"Deficient" means lacking or "inadequate." "Concise" means brief or terse. "Wordy" means verbose or having too many words. "Beneficial" means favorable, advantageous, or helpful to oneself. "Customary" means common or traditional.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEAGER
Selfish
Inadequate
Surprising
Valuable
Enthusiastic
Inadequate
"Meager" means lacking in regard to a requirement, or "inadequate."
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