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Example Question #631 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSENT
Mendacity
Duplicity
Inebriation
Disagreement
Credulity
Disagreement
"Dissent" is another word for "disagreement." "Duplicity" and "mendacity" both mean dishonesty. "Credulity" refers to the quality of being very eager (sometimes too eager) to believe something. "Inebriation" means intoxication or drunkenness.
Example Question #632 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LARGESSE
Squalor
Penury
Generosity
Transport
Stinginess
Generosity
"Largesse" is another word for "generosity" and magnanimity. "Stinginess" is an antonym for this concept. "Transport" is another word for transportation, and "squalor" is extreme filth. "Penury" is a synonym for "poverty."
Example Question #633 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CENSURE
Spleen
Commendation
Condemnation
Opulence
Wrath
Condemnation
"Censure" means "condemnation" or harsh criticism. Be careful of the spelling: "commendation," a similar sounding word, actually means praise or acclaim, the opposite of "censure." "Opulence" means wealth and luxuriousness, and "spleen" and "wrath" both mean extreme anger.
Example Question #634 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUALOR
Plaudits
Dampness
Misery
Exultation
Filth
Filth
"Squalor" is a word that means dirtiness, griminess, or "filth." "Dampness" is an antonym of "dryness," and "exultation" means rejoicing and happiness, which is an antonym for "misery." "Plaudits" is a synonym for "praise."
Example Question #635 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIQUITY
Fortune
Sincerity
Dissent
Candor
Evil
Evil
"Iniquity" is a synonym for "evil." "Sincerity" and "candor" are both synonyms for earnestness. "Dissent" means disagreement. "Fortune" can mean wealth or good luck, depending on the context.
Example Question #636 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TENACITY
Penury
Alacrity
Liveliness
Largesse
Perseverance
Perseverance
"Tenacity" means determination, persistence, or "perseverance." "Penury" is poverty, and "largesse" is generosity. "Liveliness" means alacrity or vivacity.
Example Question #637 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Chauvinistic
Scarcity
Horror
Discordant
Plenty
Scarcity
"Paucity" means scarcity or insufficiency. This is an antonym for "plenty," which means abundance. "Horror" means extreme fear, and "glee" means extreme happiness and delight. "Discordant" means inharmonious, dissonant, or off key. "Chauvinism" is excessive patriotism or prejudice.
Example Question #638 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPUTE
Eloquence
Dissent
Urbanity
Haughty
Superficial
Dissent
Like "dissent," "dispute" means disagreement. "Eloquence" is fluency, and "haughty" means arrogant and conceited. "Superficial" is a synonym for shallow.
Example Question #639 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUNCTURE
Plumage
Moment
Proponent
Tryst
Advocate
Moment
A "juncture" is a moment in time. Usually it is a moment in time where two things meet or where two things split and go separate ways. Additionally, "plumage" is the name given to feathers on a bird; "proponent" and "advocate" are synonyms, both words mean supporter, someone who speaks out in support of something; a "tryst" is an illicit meeting, an affair, a secret rendezvous.
Example Question #640 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURMOIL
Cogent
Indiscriminate
Outlier
Acolyte
Agitation
Agitation
The noun "turmoil" is used to describe a state of chaos and agitation, an uncertain situation. Additionally, an "outlier" is a piece of data that does not fit with the rest, an anomaly; "cogent" means (of an argument) very convincing, well reasoned; "indiscriminate" means not discriminating, random; an "acolyte" is an assistant, a minion.
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