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Example Question #559 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVARICE
Preamble
Eclipse
Warning
Greed
Morale
Greed
"Avarice" means greed.
Example Question #557 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROXY
Quandary
Recognition
Humility
Substitute
Excess
Substitute
A "proxy" is a person authorized to act as a substitute for another.
Example Question #561 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Twinge
Range
Habit
Vanity
Specimen
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #561 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Spasm
Giant
Departure
Oath
Flue
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #562 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
Official document
Religious tract
Funny story
List of insults
False statement
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #563 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Falsity
Truthfulness
Kinship
Hostility
Endless
Kinship
To have an "affinity" toward something or someone is to feel a sense of kinship or similarity with it, in a positive sense. It is related to the word "affable," meaning friendly or agreeable.
Example Question #564 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Temptation
Join forces with
Deceive
Dismay
Soften
Temptation
An "allure" is a temptation or something that is attrractive or appealing. It is closely related to the word "lure," meaning to tempt or bait something into a trap.
Example Question #565 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
False identity
Fight
Change
Transition
Settlement
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #566 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Transition
Understanding
Foreigner
Local
Option
Option
An "alternative" is a choice or an option. A related word is "alternate," meaning to switch places, to change to a back-up, or to go back and forth between two different choices, as in "We alternated between studying math and studying French."
Example Question #567 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Fiancee
Emergency
Duplicate
Indecisive
Mood
Mood
The "ambiance" of a place is the mood or the atmosphere (in the sense of feeling) of a place. A restaurant might have a pleasant romantic ambiance, while a deserted street late at night might have an eerie ambiance.
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