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Example Question #679 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Rendezvous
Renegade.
Pestilence
Reverie
Maelstrom
Rendezvous
The noun "tryst" means a secretive meeting between two lovers, an affair, or a "rendezvous." Additionally, a "maelstrom" is a turbulent situation, turmoil; "pestilence" is disease; "reverie" is a daydream, being lost in one's own thoughts; a "renegade" is a mutineer, a rebel, a revolutionary, someone who resists authority.
Example Question #680 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Aperture
Ditty
Conviction
Hubris
Ploy
Ploy
The noun "ruse" refers to a trick, a "ploy," designed to deceive. Additionally, an "aperture" is an opening; "hubris" is excessive pride, that eventually leads to a downfall; "conviction" is belief and determination; a "ditty" is a light-hearted song.
Example Question #721 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECIBEL
Culprit
Clarity
Fiasco
Temperature
Volume
Volume
The noun "decibel" refers to a unit of measurement that is used to measure "volume." This is closest in meaning, of course, to "volume" (or how loud something is). Additionally, "clarity" means how clear something is; "culprit" means guilty party, person responsible for a crime; "fiasco" means calamity, disaster, (a situation) that is chaotic and catastrophic.
Example Question #722 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPICE
Opulence
Edge
Decorum
Aid
Edifice
Edge
The noun "precipice" refers to the "edge" of something after which there is a steep drop. It can also refer to the moment right before something important or profound occurs. Additionally, "aid" means help, assistance; "decorum" means polite behavior; an "edifice" is a building, or one side of a building; "opulence" is extreme wealth and luxury.
Example Question #723 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUINTESSENCE
Turpitude
Proclivity
Exemplar
Mendacity
Depravity
Exemplar
"Quintessence" is a synonym for epitome or "exemplar." "Proclivity" is a synonym for "inclination," and "depravity" is a synonym for "turpitude." "Mendacity" means dishonesty.
Example Question #724 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPROBATION
Approval
Aberration
Notoriety
Chicanery
Anomaly
Approval
"Approbation" and "approval" are synonyms. "Chicanery" is trickery, and "notoriety" is infamy. An "aberration" is an anomaly.
Example Question #725 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPPROBRIUM
Disgrace
Luster
Pandemonium
Obstinacy
Invective
Disgrace
"Opprobrium" is either "disgrace" and shame or criticism and abuse, depending on the situation. "Luster" is a synonym for "gloss." "Pandemonium" is a synonym for "chaos." "Invective" is verbal abuse, and "obstinacy" is stubbornness.
Example Question #726 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUCULENCE
Acquiescence
Ordure
Enmity
Splendor
Defiance
Defiance
To be "truculent" is to defy someone else's orders or wishes. This is an antonym for "acquiescence," which involves giving in to someone else's wishes. "Enmity" is the antonym of "friendship," while "splendor" is the noun form of "splendid." "Ordure" is sewage or filth.
Example Question #727 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERISMILITUDE
Redundancy
Mendacity
Propriety
Realness
Censure
Realness
"Verisimilitude" describes "realness," or, more accurately, the appearance or replication of realness. "Propriety" is a synonym for "decorum." "Mendacity" is dishonesty. "Censure" is a synonym for "criticism" or condemnation. "Redundancy" is a synonym for "repetitiveness."
Example Question #728 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DUDGEON
Dissonance
Eloquence
Dispute
Resentment
Iniquity
Resentment
To be in high "dudgeon" is to be indignant or resentful about something. "Eloquence" is the quality of fluent, articulate speech. "Iniquity" is evil, and a "dispute" is a disagreement. "Dissonance" is tension, particularly between inharmonious sounds.
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