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Example Question #671 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDACITY
Plaudits
Commendation
Integrity
Dishonesty
Equivocation
Dishonesty
"Mendacity," like "duplicity," means "dishonesty." This is the antonym of "integrity," which means honesty. "Plaudits" and "commendation" both mean praise and positive affirmation. "Equivocation" means ambiguity and unclearness.
Example Question #672 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPLICITY
Tenacity
Integrity
Perseverance
Guilt
Dissent
Guilt
Someone who is "complicit" in wrongdoing is "guilty" by association. "Integrity" means moral uprightness and honesty. "Perseverance" and "tenacity" both mean persistence. "Dissent" is a synonym for disagreement.
Example Question #673 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSENT
Duplicity
Credulity
Mendacity
Disagreement
Inebriation
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 #674 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LARGESSE
Stinginess
Generosity
Squalor
Transport
Penury
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 #675 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CENSURE
Spleen
Wrath
Opulence
Condemnation
Commendation
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 #676 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUALOR
Plaudits
Filth
Dampness
Misery
Exultation
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 #677 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIQUITY
Candor
Fortune
Dissent
Evil
Sincerity
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 #678 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TENACITY
Perseverance
Alacrity
Largesse
Penury
Liveliness
Perseverance
"Tenacity" means determination, persistence, or "perseverance." "Penury" is poverty, and "largesse" is generosity. "Liveliness" means alacrity or vivacity.
Example Question #679 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Scarcity
Chauvinistic
Horror
Plenty
Discordant
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 #680 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPUTE
Superficial
Dissent
Urbanity
Haughty
Eloquence
Dissent
Like "dissent," "dispute" means disagreement. "Eloquence" is fluency, and "haughty" means arrogant and conceited. "Superficial" is a synonym for shallow.
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