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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUBILANT
Joyful
Morose
Juvenile
Stalwart
Lavish
Explanation
"Jubilant" means joyful.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEDULOUS
Hardworking
Aggressive
Infuriating
Lazy
Indolent
Explanation
"Sedulous," like diligent, is a word that means "hardworking." "Indolent" is an antonym that means lazy. "Aggressive" and "antagonistic" are synonyms. "Infuriating" means maddening.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVOWED
Self-confessed
Married
Contemptuous
Proximal
Attuned
Explanation
"Avowed" means admitted publicly, or self-declared.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREPUSCULAR
Twilight
Rotund
Burnished
Ordinary
Dulcet
Explanation
"Crepuscular" describes the "twilight" or dusk. "Dulcet" means sweet-sounding or mellifluous. "Ordinary" means average or normal. "Burnished" means polished or shined by careful rubbing, and "rotund" is a synonym for "plump."
Complete this analogy.
Denude is to strip as __________ is to estrange.
alienate
lionize
garble
besmirch
inundate
Explanation
"Denude" means "strip", remove covering, remove a layer. To solve this analogy you therefore need to determine which of these words is a synonym of "estrange." Well, "estrange" means to make someone feel like a stranger, to cause someone to feel no longer close with. This is very similar in definition to "alienate," to make someone feel alien. Additionally, "inundate" means flood, overwhelm; "besmirch" means dirty, spoil, ruin the innocence or reputation of; "lionize" means praise, make out to be a hero; "garble" means mix-up, jumble.
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUPERCILIOUS.
Condescending
Profound
Elusive
Daft
Crazy
Explanation
“Supercilious” means condescending, or rude and arrogant. For clarification, elusive refers to something that is hard to capture or detect; profound means deep and meaningful; daft means foolish or silly.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUTE
Sharp
Small
Winding
Mysterious
Passive
Explanation
Acute means sharp or crucial.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUAKE
Quiver
Freeze
Repel
Verify
Transform
Explanation
“Quake” is a verb that means “shake or tremble,” especially when referring to the earth, or “shake or shudder with fear” when referring to a person. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “shake.” That means that “freeze” cannot be the correct answer, because “freeze” can mean “to become paralyzed with fear or shock,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “quake.” “Quiver,” however, is a verb that means “to tremble or shake,” and because “quiver” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “quake,” “quiver” is the correct answer.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLAGRANT
Obvious
Hidden
Knowledgable
Flimsy
Exuberant
Explanation
"Flagrant" means obvious or unconcealed, so "obvious" is the correct answer. "Hidden" is an antonym of "flagrant"; it means not obvious or concealed. "Knowledgable" means knowing a large amount of information about a certain subject or smart. "Flimsy" means fragile or easily broken. "Exuberant" means excited or lively.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIXOTICALLY
Idealistically
Creatively
Zealously
Fractiously
Villainously
Explanation
"Quixotic" means hopelessly, romantically idealistic. "Villainous" is a synonym for "wicked," and "fractious" means grumpy, irritable, or unruly. "Zealous" means passionately enthusiastic. Another word for "creative" is imaginative.