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Example Question #781 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESURGANCE
Penchant
Renewal
Espionage
Levity
Frivolity
Renewal
A "resurgence" is a "renewal,": often in popularity, a return, or an increase. "Espionage" is spying, and a "penchant" is an affinity or proclivity for something. "Frivolity" and "levity" are synonyms for lightheartedness, mirth.
Example Question #782 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINY
Examination
Wrath
Apogee
Apex
Marauding
Examination
"Scrutiny" is close examination, inspection. "Apex" and "apogee" are synonyms for high point. "Marauding" is the act of raiding, looting, or pillaging. "Wrath" is a synonym for "spleen," not "scrutiny."
Example Question #783 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAZARD
Ordinance
Judgment
Precaution
Theme
Danger
Danger
A "hazard" is a danger or a risk.
The downed tree across the road posed a hazard to drivers.
So "danger" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #784 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITY
Provenance
Omnipresence
Effrontery
Confection
Efficacy
Omnipresence
"Ubiquity" is another word for "omnipresence." A "confection" is a dessert or a sweet. "Efficacy" is effectiveness, while "effrontery" is boldness or impudence. An object's "provenance" is a record of its origins.
Example Question #785 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUGNACITY
Truculence
Alacrity
Plasticity
Abnegation
Piety
Truculence
"Pugnacity" is "truculence," aggression, willingness to fight. "Abnegation" can mean self-denial and abstemiousness or renunciation of beliefs, depending on the context. "Alacrity" is a synonym for "eagerness," and "plasticity" is a synonym for "malleability." "Piety" is the quality of being devout in one's religious practices.
Example Question #786 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPOCH
Reticence
Equanimity
Era
Propinquity
Heroic poem
Era
An "epoch" is an "era," a long and discrete period of time. Although "epoch" and "epic" are pronounced similarly, the latter describes a long, eventful poem or similar work of literature. "Propinquity" means proximity, and "equanimity" means coolness, composure. "Reticence" is shyness.
Example Question #787 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIPATHY
Turpitude
Lassitude
Plethora
Hospitality
Hatred
Hatred
"Antipathy" is a synonym for "hatred," loathing, and hostility. "Hospitality" is friendliness or neighborliness and is therefore an antonym for "antipathy." "Lassitude" means lethargy, and "turpitude" means moral corruption. A "plethora" of something is an abundance or surfeit.
Example Question #788 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROTOCOL
Governance
Complacency
Vessel
Heist
Etiquette
Etiquette
"Protocol" is a noun meaning a procedure or set of rules. Similarly, "etiquette" is a noun meaning the customary code of behavior among a group of people, and therefore an appropriate synonym for "protocol."
Example Question #789 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUSTERITY
Nescience
Severity
Provenance
Ignorance
Nascence
Severity
"Austerity" means harshness, stringency, and "severity." The "provenance" of an object (e.g. a work of art) is its officially documented origins, and "nascence" is the state of coming into being or having just begun. "Nescience" and "ignorance" are synonyms.
Example Question #790 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIBBLE
Elaborate plan
Melancholy
Criticism
Hoax
Plumed pen
Criticism
A "quibble" is a minor fight, objection, or "criticism." A "quill" is a plumed pen. An "elaborate plan" could be a scheme, and a "hoax" is a prank or a trick. "Melancholy" is the state of sadness or wistfulness.
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