ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)Word Knowledge (WK)Medium
A historian noted that the ancient civilization thrived due to its <b>prodigious</b> agricultural output.
- AEnormous
- BMeager
- CDeficient
- DModerate
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Enormous
Prodigious means remarkably great in extent, size, or degree. Enormous is the closest synonym.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Meager means lacking in quantity or quality, an antonym for prodigious.
- C. Deficient means not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient, an antonym for prodigious.
- D. Moderate means average in amount, intensity, or degree, not a synonym.
Prodigious
Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
- Often used to describe talents, achievements, or quantities.
- Implies something extraordinary or exceptional.
- Can also refer to something unnatural or abnormal (less common usage).
Memory trick: PRODIGIOUS production is PRODIGIOUSLY large.