Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, and Sensory Imagery

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Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

BLOATED.

Swollen

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Skinny

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Forlorn

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Diminished

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Effervescent

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Explanation

If something is “bloated” it is fat and swollen. For clarification, "effervescent" means bubbly and energetic; "forlorn" means to feel sad and pitiful; "diminished" means made smaller.

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Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PULCHRITUDE

Beauty

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Exit

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Conception

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Nightmare

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Removal

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Explanation

"Pulchritude" means beauty, so "beauty" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "pulchritude": "exit" means departure; "conception" means start; "nightmare" means bad dream; and "removal" means elimination.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DISTENDED

Swollen

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Leery

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Enthralled

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Emaciated

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Abstruse

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Explanation

The adjective "distended" means enlarged due to pressure, swollen, bloated. Additionally, "leery" means wary, cautious and careful; "enthralled" means captivated by, deeply interested in and attracted to; "abstruse" means esoteric, arcane, hard to understand; "emaciated" means extremely skinny, very thin and skeletal.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

WIZENED

Shriveled

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Rotund

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Outlandish

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Puerile

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Geriatric

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Explanation

"Wizened" means "shriveled," age-worn, and wrinkled, and is often used to describe elderly people or things. It is not, however, a direct synonym for "geriatric" (elderly). "Puerile' means juvenile, immature. "Outlandish" means bizarre or strange. "Rotund" is a synonym for "plump."

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CREPUSCULAR

Twilight

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Rotund

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Burnished

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Ordinary

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Dulcet

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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."

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ARID

Dry

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Commendable

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Malleable

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Shocking

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Weak

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Explanation

Arid means extremely dry.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

POLISHED

Glossy

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Tarnished

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Scratched

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Dull

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Bruised

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Explanation

"Polished" is a synonym for "glossy" and refers to the shining appearance of an item. The other answer choices are antonyms of the word "polished."

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Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ALGID.

Feverish and cold

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Hot and bothered

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Amiable and outgoing

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Reserved and timid

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Happy and serene

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Explanation

The term, “algid,” is used to describe an episode experienced during a fever where the individual feels cold and clammy. The best answer is “feverish and cold.” For clarification, "amiable" means friendly; "timid" means shy; "serene" means peaceful.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TOUCHABLE

Tangible

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Tangled

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Triangular

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Tantalizing

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Edible

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Explanation

"Touchable" and "tangible" are synonyms referring to items that have a physical presence. The other words do not have meanings that are related to "touchable."

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OROTUND

Sonorous

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Feisty

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Querulous

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Sordid

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Pulchritudinous

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Explanation

"Orotund" is a synonym for "sonorous," pleasant-sounding. "Pulchritudinous" describes visual beauty. "Sordid" means filthy, and "querulous" means irritable, cranky. "Feisty" is another word for spunky, spirited.