Knowing a related word is not always enough to identify a synonym. Learn to define the target, use the sentence and compare precise meanings before practicing with unfamiliar vocabulary.
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“The repair was feasible because replacement parts were available and the cost fit the budget.” Does feasible most nearly mean possible, urgent, expensive or permanent?
Available parts and an affordable cost remove obstacles to doing the repair. The sentence explains why the repair can be carried out.
“Able to be done” captures the idea before you look at the alternatives. Of the four choices, possible is the closest match.
“The repair was possible because…” keeps the relationship between the repair and its supporting reasons. The sentence gives no deadline, durability claim or reason to call the repair expensive.
Possible. Feasible describes whether something can be accomplished.
Urgent might describe a repair, but nothing here says it must happen immediately. Being associated with the same situation does not make two words synonyms.
Does a feasible repair have to be completed?
No. Feasible means it can be done. It does not mean someone has agreed to do it or that it has already happened. Preserve that difference when comparing answer choices.
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Give yourself a plain-language definition first. If a person is prudent, “careful about consequences” is a useful starting point. Then compare each option with that meaning. A word can be associated with caution without being a synonym, so a shared topic is not enough.
A word may have several meanings. In “The mechanic gave a sound explanation,” sound means well-founded or reliable, not something heard. Look for the noun the word describes and any surrounding examples or contrasts. Your replacement should preserve the meaning and fit the sentence grammatically.
The prefix “pre-” often points to something before, and “-less” can suggest absence. Those clues help narrow possibilities, but unfamiliar words do not always divide in the way they first appear to. Check any inferred definition against the context and the available choices.
A synonym should preserve more than a broad positive or negative feeling. “Reluctant” suggests unwillingness; “unable” suggests lack of ability. “Irritated” and “furious” differ in intensity. When two choices look close, compare precisely what each one claims.
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Answer: B. Strong
Sturdy describes something solidly built or physically strong. Delicate suggests that something needs gentle handling. Hollow describes an empty interior, and polished describes a smooth surface; neither establishes strength.
Answer: A. Become smaller
Dwindle means gradually become smaller or fewer. As hikers stop, fewer remain in the moving procession. The bends describe the route, but changing direction is not the meaning of dwindle. Neither speed nor loudness is established by the sentence.
Answer: D. Skillful
Deft means skillful and sure in handling or action. Forceful emphasizes strength, cautious emphasizes avoiding risk, and secretive emphasizes withholding information. Someone could have any of those qualities without being deft.
Answer: A. Find a way for the accounts to agree
In this sentence, reconcile means make apparently conflicting information consistent. The biographer must explain how the claim and the photograph could fit together. Selecting entertainment, deleting both records, or merely repeating them does not resolve their apparent disagreement.
Answer: C. Section
A portion is a part or share of a whole, making section the closest choice. A container holds something, a mixture combines things, and a total includes the whole amount rather than only a portion.
Answer: D. Always
Invariably means on every occasion, so always is the closest choice. The ceremony follows the same pattern regardless of location. Eventually concerns when something finally happens; quietly and unexpectedly concern manner and surprise rather than consistency.
Answer: C. Sensible
Judicious describes sound judgment, so sensible is the closest meaning. Official concerns authorization or a position of authority. Decisive concerns settling something firmly, and severe concerns harshness. A firm or official decision is not necessarily a sensible one.
Answer: D. Ambiguous
Equivocal means open to differing interpretations. The delegations understand the same reply differently, making ambiguous the best choice. Detailed concerns the amount of information, binding concerns an obligation, and hostile suggests opposition rather than uncertain meaning.
Answer: A. Protect
As a verb, guard means protect or keep watch over something. Approach means move nearer, replace means put something else in its place, and inspect means examine closely. Examination can be part of guarding, but it does not itself mean protection.
Answer: D. Return to an earlier condition
Restore here means bring something back to a previous condition. The photograph guides the return to the sign’s former appearance. Writing a description, changing its location, or substituting a new design would not express that action.
Answer: B. Persistence
Tenacity is the quality of continuing firmly despite difficulty or opposition. Persistence expresses that idea. Curiosity is a desire to know, confidence is a sense of assurance, and precision is exactness. None requires continuing when progress is difficult.
Answer: A. Done with little attention
Perfunctory describes an action performed superficially or with little interest. Ivo is already leaving and offers only a glance. The sentence does not suggest open hostility, careful analysis, or genuine curiosity about the proposal.
Before moving on, choose one error you can explain. Rework that question with the solution closed, then revisit the skill in a later session to check what you remember.
Record the unfamiliar word, a short definition, an example sentence and a useful contrast. For “scarce,” contrast “abundant.” Review by producing the meaning before turning the card over; recognize-and-click practice alone can hide gaps in recall.
When you do not know a word, cross out choices you can explain are wrong: opposite meaning, wrong part of speech or poor fit in context. Choose the best remaining option without inventing a connection from spelling alone.
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Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension contribute to the verbal component used in the AFQT. Both matter; this practice set cannot establish which subtest will produce the largest score gain for an individual student.
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