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Example Question #21 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EMACIATED
Sensitive
Destroyed
Sad
Fibrous
Gaunt
Gaunt
If someone or something is “emaciated” they arevery thin and bony. For example, one could write, "After the famine, the farm animals were “emaciated.” “Gaunt” meansthin and bony and usually pale. If you say, "His face looked gaunt," you mean it wasthin, pale, and bony. To further help you ,“fibrous” meansstringy or made of fibres,所以耐嚼,“纤维。”“敏感”的意思easily offended or sympathetic to other people’s feelings.
Example Question #22 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STRIDENT
Faint
Dull
Audible
Extended
Piercing
Piercing
“Strident” is an adjective that is often used to meanharshand loud. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something likeloud. That means that “faint” cannot be the correct answer, because “faint” is an adjective that meansindistinctoralmost imperceptible, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “strident.” “Audible” cannot be the correct answer either, because while a strident noise is audible (perceptible as sounds via listening), “audible” does not mean the same thing as “strident.” “Piercing,” however, is an adjective that can meanshrill and loud, and because “piercing” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “strident,” “piercing” is the correct answer.
Example Question #22 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LITHE
Bright
Graceful
Heavy
Forbidden
Clumsy
Graceful
"Lithe" meansgraceful and limber, like a ballerina, so "graceful" is the correct answer.
Example Question #22 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCRETE
Inopportune
Individual
Combined
Muddled
Worrisome
Individual
“Discrete” is an adjective that meansseparate, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something likedistinct. That means that “combined” cannot be the correct answer, because “combined” is an adjective that meansmerged, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “discrete.” “Individual,” however, when used as an adjective, meansseparate, and because “individual” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “discrete,” “individual” is the correct answer.
Example Question #23 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RANCID
Rotten
Ugly
Gross
Fast
Sane
Rotten
"Rancid" most nearly meansrotten, as in "The food that had been left out on the counter top was rancid when the Smiths returned from their two-week vacation."
Example Question #25 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRANGIBLE
Gross
Prickly
Fuzzy
Shatterproof
Breakable
Breakable
“Frangible” is an adjective that means “fragile; brittle,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “fragile.” That means that “shatterproof” cannot be the correct answer, because “shatterproof” means “made so that it does not break easily and will not form sharp, dangerous pieces if it does break,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “frangible.” “Breakable,” however, is an adjective that means “capable of breaking or being broken easily,” and because “breakable” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “frangible,” “breakable” is the correct answer.
Example Question #26 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
COMELY
Ugly
Imperfect
Perfect
boisterous
Cute
Cute
"Comely" is an adjective that meansvery cuteorattractive, so "cute" is the correct answer. For clarification, "ugly" meansaesthetically unpleasant, "imperfect" meanshaving flawsornot perfect, "perfect" meanshaving no flaws or errors, and "boisterous" meansloudor不守规矩的.
Example Question #22 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SALIENT
Postponed
Qualified
Constituent
Subtle
Conspicuous
Conspicuous
"Salient" is an adjective that means "most noticeable or important," so we need to pick out a word that means something like "most noticeable." While "constituent" and "conspicuous" might sound quite similar, "constituent" means "being a part of the whole," while "conspicuous" means "standing out so as to be clearly visible" or "attracting notice or attention." Since "conspicuous" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "salient," "conspicuous" is the correct answer.
Example Question #23 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURLY
Comely
Stocky
Lanky
Tall
Portly
Stocky
Someone who is "burly" isstocky and well-built, so "stocky," a word that meansstrapping,体格魁伟的, orbrawny是正确的答案。瘦长的澄清。" describes someone who istall and skinny, portly meansstoutorfat, and comely meanscuteorattractive.
Example Question #24 :Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INTACT
Broken
Social
Accurate
Spoiled
Complete
Complete
"Intact" meanscomplete. "Broken" is an antonym of "intact" and meanssmashedorshattered. "Spoiled" meanscoddled. "Social" can meanhaving to do with society. "Accurate" meanscorrectorprecise.
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