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Example Question #601 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVARICE
Preamble
Greed
Morale
Eclipse
Warning
Greed
"Avarice" means greed.
Example Question #601 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROXY
Substitute
Humility
Recognition
Excess
Quandary
Substitute
A "proxy" is a person authorized to act as a substitute for another.
Example Question #602 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Specimen
Twinge
Habit
Range
Vanity
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #603 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Giant
Spasm
Flue
Departure
Oath
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #604 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
Religious tract
Official document
False statement
Funny story
List of insults
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #605 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Truthfulness
Kinship
Endless
Hostility
Falsity
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 #606 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Deceive
Temptation
Soften
Join forces with
Dismay
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 #607 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
Change
Fight
Settlement
False identity
Transition
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #608 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Transition
Local
Option
Foreigner
Understanding
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 #609 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Indecisive
Duplicate
Mood
Fiancee
Emergency
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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