Question

select the synonym of the word in bold.

leonardo da vinci was a highly intelligent man born in 1452. although best known for his paintings, he was also a brilliant inventor. for example, he drew plans for flying machines long before airplanes were built.

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Explanation:

The word "brilliant" here means very intelligent or talented. The context says Leonardo da Vinci was highly intelligent and a great inventor. A synonym for "brilliant" in this context would be "intelligent" or "talented", but since the original sentence has "highly intelligent", a close synonym for "brilliant" (when referring to a person's intellectual or creative ability) is "intelligent" or "ingenious". However, looking at the context, "intelligent" is already used, but another common synonym is "clever" or "smart", but more accurately, "brilliant" in describing an inventor (creative and intelligent) can be synonymous with "intelligent" or "ingenious". But since the options (even though not shown, but from the context) the most appropriate synonym for "brilliant" (in the sense of very intelligent and creative) is "intelligent" (as the sentence starts with "highly intelligent") or "talented". But assuming the common synonyms, "brilliant" (adjective for a person's mental ability) is synonymous with "intelligent", "clever", "ingenious", etc. Given the sentence, "highly intelligent" is used, so "brilliant" here is similar to "intelligent" or "talented". So the synonym would be a word like "intelligent" (but since it's already in the sentence, maybe "ingenious" or "clever", but based on the context, the best synonym is "intelligent" or a similar word denoting high mental ability.

Answer:

The synonym of "brilliant" (in the given context) is "intelligent" (or other similar words like "ingenious", "clever" depending on options, but based on the text, "intelligent" is a close synonym as the sentence describes him as "highly intelligent" and "brilliant inventor").