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Example Question #538 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BEHOLDEN
Indebted
Miserable
Free
Atomic
Bored
Indebted
“Beholden” is an adjective that means “owing thanks for help or a service,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “owing thanks for something.” That means that “free” cannot be the correct answer, because “free” can mean “not subject to obligations,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “beholden.” “Indebted,” however, is an adjective that means either “owing money” or “owing gratitude for a service or favor,” and because “indebted” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “beholden,” “indebted” is the correct answer.
Example Question #539 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANECDOTE
Canopy
Eulogy
Misdemeanor
Disturbance
Story
Story
An "anecdote" is a short story, typically drawn from personal experience.
Example Question #541 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCOURSE
Nook
Empowerment
Conversation
Introduction
Musk
Conversation
"Discourse" means conversation or group of conversations.
Example Question #542 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLUSION
Apathy
Stain
Banter
Reference
Forgiveness
Reference
An "allusion" is a casual reference to something.
Example Question #543 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFRONT
Insult
Arrangement
Chant
Sanity
Rigor
Insult
An "affront" is an insult. The origin of this word is the Latin phrase "ad frontem," which means "at the forehead."
Example Question #544 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Decibel
Scarcity
Espionage
Annotation
Alacrity
Scarcity
"Paucity" means scarcity or small quantity.
Example Question #545 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUDACITY
Insult
Substitution
Background
Boldness
Refund
Boldness
"Audacity" means boldness or daring, especially without shame or thought of personal safety.
Example Question #588 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONUS
Advancement
Hope
Burden
Trickery
Manifesto
Burden
An "onus" is a burden or responsibility.
Example Question #546 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANDOR
Recollection
Gestation
Disintegration
Intensity
Honesty
Honesty
"Candor" means the quality of being open and honest.
Example Question #547 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNAISSANCE
Future
Vendor
Espionage
Symmetry
Morality
Espionage
"Reconnaissance" and "espionage" both mean the act of spying.
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