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Example Question #339 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBSTINACY
Stubbornness
Temerity
Turpitude
Elegy
Lassitude
Stubbornness
To be "obstinate" is to be stubborn and recalcitrant. An "elegy" is a lament or mournful poem. "Turpitude" is another word for moral depravity. "Lassitude" is sluggishness or lethargy. "Temerity" is boldness or audacity.
Example Question #340 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PIETY
Equanimity
Harbinger
Devoutness
Elocution
Truculence
Devoutness
To be "pious" is to be devout and worshipful. "Elocution" is articulation and diction. "Equanimity" is calmness and composure. "Harbinger" is a synonym for "omen," and "truculence" is a synonym for "defiance."
Example Question #715 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLASTICITY
Levity
Malleability
Plaudits
Alacrity
Frivolity
Malleability
Something "plastic" is malleable and able to be changed. "Frivolity" and "levity" are synonyms. "Plaudits" is another word for praise. "Alacrity" is a synonym for "vivacity" or liveliness.
Example Question #716 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Bigotry
Apex
Depravity
Magnanimity
Temerity
Depravity
"Turpitude" is another word for immorality and "depravity." "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity," and "temerity" is a synonym for "boldness." "Bigotry" means bias or intolerance. An "apex" is a pinnacle or high point.
Example Question #717 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Censorship
Abstention
Inebriation
Awe
Jubilation
Censorship
"Expurgation" is "censorship," the removal of potentially offensive material from a text or similar item. "Abstention" is a synonym for "sobriety" and an antonym for "inebriation." "Jubilation" means exultation and joy.
Example Question #718 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Specter
Innocence
Complicity
Levity
Melee
Levity
"Frivolity," or frivolousness, is a synonym for "levity." A "specter" is a phantom or ghost, and a "melee" is a brawl or skirmish. "Innocence" is an antonym of either "guilt" or experience, depending on the context. "Complicity" is another word for guilt.
Example Question #719 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATION
Duplicity
Iniquity
Lassitude
Amends
Dissent
Amends
To "expiate" a wrongdoing is to make "amends" for it. "Dissent" means disagreement, and "duplicity" means deceit or dishonesty. "Lassitude" means lethargy, a lack of caring and energy. "Iniquity" is a synonym for "evil."
Example Question #720 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAGON
Predicament
Quandary
Solution
Caution
Example
Example
The noun "paragon" is used to describe the perfect example of something, a model example of some virtuous trait. Additionally, a "quandary" is a predicament, a problem, a difficult or puzzling situation.
Example Question #721 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Reverie
Maelstrom
Pestilence
Renegade.
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
The noun "tryst" means a secretive meeting between two lovers, an affair, or a "rendezvous." Additionally, a "maelstrom" is a turbulent situation, turmoil; "pestilence" is disease; "reverie" is a daydream, being lost in one's own thoughts; a "renegade" is a mutineer, a rebel, a revolutionary, someone who resists authority.
Example Question #722 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Aperture
Hubris
Conviction
Ditty
Ploy
Ploy
The noun "ruse" refers to a trick, a "ploy," designed to deceive. Additionally, an "aperture" is an opening; "hubris" is excessive pride, that eventually leads to a downfall; "conviction" is belief and determination; a "ditty" is a light-hearted song.
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