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Example Question #725 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUINTESSENCE
Proclivity
Depravity
Exemplar
Turpitude
Mendacity
Exemplar
"Quintessence" is a synonym for epitome or "exemplar." "Proclivity" is a synonym for "inclination," and "depravity" is a synonym for "turpitude." "Mendacity" means dishonesty.
Example Question #726 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPROBATION
Approval
Notoriety
Aberration
Anomaly
Chicanery
Approval
"Approbation" and "approval" are synonyms. "Chicanery" is trickery, and "notoriety" is infamy. An "aberration" is an anomaly.
Example Question #727 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPPROBRIUM
Luster
Pandemonium
Invective
Obstinacy
Disgrace
Disgrace
"Opprobrium" is either "disgrace" and shame or criticism and abuse, depending on the situation. "Luster" is a synonym for "gloss." "Pandemonium" is a synonym for "chaos." "Invective" is verbal abuse, and "obstinacy" is stubbornness.
Example Question #728 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUCULENCE
Acquiescence
Ordure
Enmity
Splendor
Defiance
Defiance
To be "truculent" is to defy someone else's orders or wishes. This is an antonym for "acquiescence," which involves giving in to someone else's wishes. "Enmity" is the antonym of "friendship," while "splendor" is the noun form of "splendid." "Ordure" is sewage or filth.
Example Question #729 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERISMILITUDE
Redundancy
Mendacity
Propriety
Censure
Realness
Realness
"Verisimilitude" describes "realness," or, more accurately, the appearance or replication of realness. "Propriety" is a synonym for "decorum." "Mendacity" is dishonesty. "Censure" is a synonym for "criticism" or condemnation. "Redundancy" is a synonym for "repetitiveness."
Example Question #730 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DUDGEON
Dispute
Resentment
Eloquence
Dissonance
Iniquity
Resentment
To be in high "dudgeon" is to be indignant or resentful about something. "Eloquence" is the quality of fluent, articulate speech. "Iniquity" is evil, and a "dispute" is a disagreement. "Dissonance" is tension, particularly between inharmonious sounds.
Example Question #681 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUALMS
Apathy
Truculence
Defiance
Jargon
Misgivings
Misgivings
To have "qualms" about something are to have "misgivings" about them. "Truculence" and "defiance" are synonyms. "Apathy" is the state of not caring about things, and "jargon" is the specific language or vocabulary of a group of specialists.
Example Question #682 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHOLER
Propitiation
Anger
Kernel
Appeasement
Expiation
Anger
"Choler" is an antiquated word for "anger," wrath, or irritation. "Propitiation" is a synonym for "appeasement," and "expiation" is a synonym for "amends." A "kernel" is a seed (literal) or heart of something (figurative).
Example Question #691 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFILIATION
Probity
Castaway
Alignment
Tenacity
Magnanimity
Alignment
To be "affiliated" with something is to be connected to, attached to, or aligned with it in some way. A "castaway" is an outcast or pariah. "Tenacity" is persistence, and "probity" is integrity. "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity."
Example Question #692 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTUITION
Probity
Bargain
Hunch
Equivocation
Prayerfulness
Hunch
To have a "hunch" is to have an intuitive or instinctive feeling about something. "Probity" is moral uprightness, while "prayerfulness" is the state of being worshipful. A "bargain" is a discount or a good deal. "Equivocation" is another word for ambivalence.
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