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Example Question #331 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RAVINE
Demeanor
Antipathy
Ravine
Luster
Toll
Toll
A "ravine" is a deep "gorge," and "antipathy" is hatred. Someone's "demeanor" is their bearing or comportment. "Luster" is gloss.
Example Question #332 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPICE
Strife
Languor
Effluent
Torpor
Cliff
Cliff
A "precipice" is a "cliff" or a steep drop-off. "Languor" and "torpor" are synonyms for sluggishness. "Strife" is a synonym for "conflict." "Effluent" is a synonym for "sewage," waste.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
NOSTALGIA
effort
illness
humidity
friendship
remembrance
remembrance
"Nostalgia" means a sentimental longing for the past, or remembrance.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
EDICT
proclamation
technology
growth
criticism
blanket
proclamation
An "edict" is an official order or proclamation.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
TREACHERY
fondness
danger
betrayal
dish
passage
betrayal
Treachery is a betrayal of trust.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PLENITUDE
shortage
memory
mistake
abundance
challenge
abundance
Plenitude means an abundance.
Example Question #333 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Moving eulogy
Honest evaluation
Trite commentary
Indirect expression
Profound rhetoric
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 #375 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
HAVOC
length
design
abode
transparency
devastation
devastation
Havoc means widespread destruction.
Example Question #333 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
ANIMOSITY.
Ill will
Eager to please
Fairly matched
Misunderstanding
Good feeling
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 #3 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONFRONTATION
success
conflict
extinction
happiness
trifold
conflict
"Confrontation" means an argumentative meeting, or conflict.
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