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Example Question #333 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
NOSTALGIA
friendship
remembrance
illness
humidity
effort
remembrance
"Nostalgia" means a sentimental longing for the past, or remembrance.
Example Question #334 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EDICT
criticism
proclamation
growth
technology
blanket
proclamation
An "edict" is an official order or proclamation.
Example Question #335 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
TREACHERY
betrayal
dish
danger
fondness
passage
betrayal
Treachery is a betrayal of trust.
Example Question #336 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PLENITUDE
challenge
memory
mistake
shortage
abundance
abundance
Plenitude means an abundance.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Trite commentary
Profound rhetoric
Honest evaluation
Indirect expression
Moving eulogy
Indirect expression
“Circumlocution” refers to an indirect expression using more words than necessary, usually to deliberately avoid expressing something directly or truthfully. The correct answer is therefore “indirect expression.” For clarification, rhetoric describes any public speaking; a eulogy is a speech given at a funeral or following someone’s death; trite means overused or cliché; profound means deep and insightful.
Example Question #338 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
HAVOC
design
length
devastation
transparency
abode
devastation
Havoc means widespread destruction.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ANIMOSITY.
Ill will
Good feeling
Misunderstanding
Fairly matched
Eager to please
Ill will
“Animosity” describes a feeling of hostility, anger or resentment. So of the possible answer choices “ill will” best matches the meaning of the word.
Example Question #340 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONFRONTATION
extinction
happiness
trifold
success
conflict
conflict
"Confrontation" means an argumentative meeting, or conflict.
Example Question #341 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
THRESHOLD
discomfort
turbulence
minimum
candor
grip
minimum
"Threshold" means the minimum intensity that must be exceeding for something to happen.
Example Question #342 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
STINT
rattle
forgiveness
turn
nose
channel
turn
A "stint" is a person's period or turn of work, usually an alotted period of time.
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