SYNONYM EXAM / FIVE CHOICES

Choose the closest meaning.

10 questions. Consider the intended sense of each word. Choose one answer, A through E, before checking the explanations.

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1Uncanny (describing a resemblance between a portrait and an old photograph): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. improbableB. accidentalC. remarkableD. ordinaryE. strange

2Unconscionable (describing a demand condemned as grossly unfair): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. defensibleB. burdensomeC. outrageousD. unexpectedE. complicated

3Unequivocal (describing a refusal): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. candidB. courteousC. unambiguousD. tentativeE. emphatic

4Vacuous (describing an essay's opening argument): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. emptyB. substantialC. abstractD. simplisticE. vague

5Vapid (describing a conversation): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. repetitiveB. stimulatingC. insipidD. trivialE. ordinary

6Vicarious (describing an adventure experienced through another person's journal): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. imaginedB. personalC. detachedD. vividE. secondhand

7Volatile (describing the schedule of a traveling troupe): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. flexibleB. fixedC. unstableD. temporaryE. irregular

8Voracious (describing a person's appetite for books): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. enthusiasticB. curiousC. diligentD. indifferentE. insatiable

9Waive (in the phrase "waive a right to payment"): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. enforceB. postponeC. disputeD. transferE. forgo

10Waver (describing someone's commitment between competing plans): Which choice is closest in meaning?A. reconsiderB. vacillateC. withdrawD. persistE. compromise

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