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Example Question #683 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUINTESSENCE
Turpitude
Depravity
Mendacity
Proclivity
Exemplar
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 #684 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPROBATION
Anomaly
Notoriety
Aberration
Chicanery
Approval
Approval
"Approbation" and "approval" are synonyms. "Chicanery" is trickery, and "notoriety" is infamy. An "aberration" is an anomaly.
Example Question #685 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPPROBRIUM
Obstinacy
Disgrace
Pandemonium
Invective
Luster
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 #686 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUCULENCE
Defiance
Splendor
Enmity
Ordure
Acquiescence
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 #687 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERISMILITUDE
Censure
Realness
Redundancy
Propriety
Mendacity
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 #688 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DUDGEON
Resentment
Eloquence
Iniquity
Dissonance
Dispute
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 #689 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUALMS
Defiance
Truculence
Jargon
Apathy
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 #690 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHOLER
Kernel
Anger
Expiation
Propitiation
Appeasement
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 #351 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFILIATION
Probity
Alignment
Magnanimity
Castaway
Tenacity
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 #352 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTUITION
Prayerfulness
Equivocation
Probity
Bargain
Hunch
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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