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Example Question #341 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLASTICITY
Alacrity
Malleability
Plaudits
Levity
Frivolity
Malleability
Something "plastic" is malleable and able to be changed. "Frivolity" and "levity" are synonyms. "Plaudits" is another word for praise. "Alacrity" is a synonym for "vivacity" or liveliness.
Example Question #341 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Temerity
Magnanimity
Apex
Bigotry
Depravity
Depravity
"Turpitude" is another word for immorality and "depravity." "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity," and "temerity" is a synonym for "boldness." "Bigotry" means bias or intolerance. An "apex" is a pinnacle or high point.
Example Question #342 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Censorship
Awe
Jubilation
Inebriation
Abstention
Censorship
"Expurgation" is "censorship," the removal of potentially offensive material from a text or similar item. "Abstention" is a synonym for "sobriety" and an antonym for "inebriation." "Jubilation" means exultation and joy.
Example Question #343 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Melee
Levity
Complicity
Innocence
Specter
Levity
"Frivolity," or frivolousness, is a synonym for "levity." A "specter" is a phantom or ghost, and a "melee" is a brawl or skirmish. "Innocence" is an antonym of either "guilt" or experience, depending on the context. "Complicity" is another word for guilt.
Example Question #344 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATION
Iniquity
Lassitude
Amends
Dissent
Duplicity
Amends
To "expiate" a wrongdoing is to make "amends" for it. "Dissent" means disagreement, and "duplicity" means deceit or dishonesty. "Lassitude" means lethargy, a lack of caring and energy. "Iniquity" is a synonym for "evil."
Example Question #345 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAGON
Predicament
Caution
Solution
Quandary
Example
Example
The noun "paragon" is used to describe the perfect example of something, a model example of some virtuous trait. Additionally, a "quandary" is a predicament, a problem, a difficult or puzzling situation.
Example Question #346 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Reverie
Pestilence
Maelstrom
Renegade.
Rendezvous
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 #347 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Ditty
Hubris
Aperture
Ploy
Conviction
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 #681 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECIBEL
Fiasco
Clarity
Temperature
Culprit
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 #682 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPICE
Aid
Opulence
Edifice
Decorum
Edge
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.