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Example Question #561 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Twinge
Range
Habit
Vanity
Specimen
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #561 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Spasm
Oath
Departure
Flue
Giant
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #562 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
List of insults
Funny story
Official document
False statement
Religious tract
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #563 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Falsity
Endless
Truthfulness
Hostility
Kinship
Kinship
To have an "affinity" toward something or someone is to feel a sense of kinship or similarity with it, in a positive sense. It is related to the word "affable," meaning friendly or agreeable.
Example Question #564 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Temptation
Deceive
Join forces with
Dismay
Soften
Temptation
An "allure" is a temptation or something that is attrractive or appealing. It is closely related to the word "lure," meaning to tempt or bait something into a trap.
Example Question #565 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
Settlement
Fight
False identity
Change
Transition
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #566 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Option
Foreigner
Understanding
Transition
Local
Option
An "alternative" is a choice or an option. A related word is "alternate," meaning to switch places, to change to a back-up, or to go back and forth between two different choices, as in "We alternated between studying math and studying French."
Example Question #567 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Emergency
Duplicate
Mood
Fiancee
Indecisive
Mood
The "ambiance" of a place is the mood or the atmosphere (in the sense of feeling) of a place. A restaurant might have a pleasant romantic ambiance, while a deserted street late at night might have an eerie ambiance.
Example Question #568 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IOTA
Podium
Writing
Profile
Speck
Descendant
Speck
"Iota" means a very small quantity. The best answer choice is "speck."
Example Question #569 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Omen
Embarrassment
Entrance
Period
Support
Omen
A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.
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