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Example Question #671 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBSTINACY
Turpitude
Stubbornness
Lassitude
Temerity
Elegy
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 #672 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PIETY
Truculence
Equanimity
Devoutness
Elocution
Harbinger
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 #673 : Synonyms: Nouns
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PLASTICITY
Frivolity
Levity
Malleability
Alacrity
Plaudits
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 #674 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Bigotry
Depravity
Magnanimity
Apex
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 #675 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Inebriation
Jubilation
Censorship
Abstention
Awe
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 #676 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Complicity
Levity
Melee
Specter
Innocence
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 #677 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATION
Lassitude
Amends
Iniquity
Dissent
Duplicity
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 #678 : Synonyms: Nouns
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PARAGON
Solution
Predicament
Caution
Example
Quandary
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
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TRYST
Rendezvous
Reverie
Pestilence
Maelstrom
Renegade.
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
Ploy
Hubris
Ditty
Aperture
Conviction
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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