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Example Question #341 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLASTICITY
Levity
Frivolity
Alacrity
Malleability
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 #342 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Temerity
Bigotry
Apex
Depravity
Magnanimity
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 #343 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Inebriation
Awe
Censorship
Jubilation
Abstention
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 #344 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Innocence
Melee
Levity
Complicity
Specter
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 #345 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATION
Iniquity
Dissent
Amends
Lassitude
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 #346 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAGON
Solution
Quandary
Example
Caution
Predicament
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 #347 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Rendezvous
Pestilence
Reverie
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 #348 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Aperture
Ploy
Conviction
Hubris
Ditty
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.
Example Question #349 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECIBEL
Fiasco
Culprit
Clarity
Temperature
Volume
Volume
The noun "decibel" refers to a unit of measurement that is used to measure "volume." This is closest in meaning, of course, to "volume" (or how loud something is). Additionally, "clarity" means how clear something is; "culprit" means guilty party, person responsible for a crime; "fiasco" means calamity, disaster, (a situation) that is chaotic and catastrophic.
Example Question #350 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPICE
Edifice
Edge
Decorum
Aid
Opulence
Edge
The noun "precipice" refers to the "edge" of something after which there is a steep drop. It can also refer to the moment right before something important or profound occurs. Additionally, "aid" means help, assistance; "decorum" means polite behavior; an "edifice" is a building, or one side of a building; "opulence" is extreme wealth and luxury.
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