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穰mple Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
"Inelastic" most nearly means__________.
wooden
rubbery
metallic
rigid
resilient
rigid
In its physical sense, the word "elastic" meansbendableorflexible.Hence, we use it to describe things like "elastic bands" that are used for gathering together items. When something is "inelastic" it isnotflexible in that way. The "in-" prefix is a privative prefix, meaning that it meansnot.(This is much like the prefix "un-.") Therefore, something that is "inelastic" could be said to berigid.
穰mple Question #2 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
"Chimerical" most nearly means__________.
amazing
inorganic
laconic
illusory
lucid
illusory
A "chimera" is a kind of mythological creature, but generally the word has come to signify something that cannot possibly occur or exist in reality. Therefore, when something is described as being "chimerical," it is an illusion—something "illusory."
穰mple Question #3 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
"Scintillating" most nearly means__________.
luminous
beautiful
engrossing
languid
fecund
luminous
The word "scintillating" comes from the Latin word for "spark" (as in a spark of fire or light). Something that is scintillating has the kind of spark or glow of such a fire. Therefore, it meansbright.Something that is "luminous" isvery brightorenlightened.
穰mple Question #4 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MACABRE
Protective
Understated
Panicked
Gruesome
Methodical
Gruesome
“Macabre” meansgruesome, horrifying,orpertaining to death, so "gruesome" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “macabre”. “Understated” meansmodestorsimple.“Protective” meansdefensiveorshielding.“Panicked” meansfrightened.“Methodical” meanssystematic.
穰mple Question #5 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENT
Benevolent
Opaque
Sumptuous
Complex
Putrid
Sumptuous
"Opulent" is an adjective that meanslavish, and since "sumptuous" meansexpensive-looking, it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "opulent," so it is the correct answer.
穰mple Question #6 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERVIOUS
Insignificant
Flawless
Unaffected
独立的
Stained
Unaffected
"Impervious" meansnot letting things pass through, orunaffected bysomething. One might write, "While everyone else got sick, Michael seemed impervious to germs."
穰mple Question #56 :Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SINEWY
Stringy
Brief
Upright
Ecstatic
Vulgar
Stringy
"Sinewy" meanstough, stringy, or strong.
穰mple Question #7 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GARISH
Proper
严重的
Frightening
Lurid
Delightful
Lurid
"Garish" meanstoo bright and showy, and the correct answer "lurid" meanshavinga color so bright that it is unpleasant.其他的选择没有类似的定义s: "delightful" meansfun and joyful, "proper" meansappropriate, "severe" meansharsh, and "frightening" meansscary.
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