Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, and Variety

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

ANTIQUATED

Outdated

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Unmanageable

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Ghastly

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Troubled

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Despised

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Explanation

If something is "antiquated," it is old-fashioned or out of date.

The 200 year old house’s antiquated heating system still used coal as its fuel source.

So "outdated" is the best answer.

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Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Abundant

A lot

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Diminutive

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Famished

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Dehydrated

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Implacable

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Explanation

"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.

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

EXECRABLE

Detestable

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Needless

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Released

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Clipped

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Supportive

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Explanation

"Execrable" means detestable or very bad.

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

CRUDE

Rudimentary

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Impressive

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Illegal

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Ferocious

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Tantalizing

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Explanation

"Crude" means made in a rudimentary or makeshift way.

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

ABUNDANT.

Plentiful

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Serendipitous

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Miserable

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Vain

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Poignant

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Explanation

“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.

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

ABOMINABLE

Loathsome

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Venerable

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Wizened

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Quixotic

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Undeserving

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Explanation

The adjective "abominable" means horrible, gruesome, detestable and "loathsome." Additionally, "wizened" means weakened and wrinkled with age; "quixotic" means unrealistic, extremely impractical, based on romantic notions; "venerable" means deeply respected due to age and experience.

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

TANTAMOUNT

Equal

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Sequestered

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Conversant

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Faulty

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Ludicrous

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Explanation

"Tantamount" means equal to.

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

INSIPID.

Unexciting

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Intrepid

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Adventurous

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Derisive

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Mournful

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Explanation

“Insipid” is used to describe something unexciting. For clarification, "intrepid" means adventurous; "mournful" means full of sadness after a loss; "derisive" means disdainful or contemptuous.

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

TANTAMOUNT

Equivalent

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Indifferent

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Divergent

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Vile

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Distinguished

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Explanation

"Tantamount" is an adjective that means "equal in seriousness to; virtually the same as," so we need to pick out another word that means "equal." While "indifferent" may look like a good answer choice because it looks like "in-" ("not") and "different," "indifferent" actually doesn't mean "not different," but instead means "having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned," or "neither good nor bad; mediocre," so it's not the word we're looking for. "Equivalent," however, means "equal in value, amount, function, or meaning," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "tantamount," it is the correct answer.

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

ECUMENICAL

catholic

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Tyrannical

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Exuberant

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Irrelevant

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Germane

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Explanation

"Ecumenical" and "catholic" both mean all-encompassing, universal. (Don't confuse catholic with "Catholic," a specific religious denomination.) "Germane" is an antonym for "irrelevant." "Exuberant" means overjoyed, while "tyrannical" means authoritarian and cruel.