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Example Question #683 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUINTESSENCE
Proclivity
Exemplar
Turpitude
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 #684 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPROBATION
Chicanery
Approval
Aberration
Notoriety
Anomaly
Approval
"Approbation" and "approval" are synonyms. "Chicanery" is trickery, and "notoriety" is infamy. An "aberration" is an anomaly.
Example Question #685 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPPROBRIUM
Obstinacy
Invective
Disgrace
Pandemonium
Luster
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 #686 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUCULENCE
Enmity
Acquiescence
Ordure
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 #687 : Synonyms: Nouns
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VERISMILITUDE
Propriety
Realness
Mendacity
Censure
Redundancy
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 #688 : Synonyms: Nouns
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DUDGEON
Dispute
Dissonance
Eloquence
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.
Example Question #689 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUALMS
Misgivings
Jargon
Apathy
Defiance
Truculence
Misgivings
To have "qualms" about something are to have "misgivings" about them. "Truculence" and "defiance" are synonyms. "Apathy" is the state of not caring about things, and "jargon" is the specific language or vocabulary of a group of specialists.
Example Question #690 : Synonyms: Nouns
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CHOLER
Anger
Kernel
Expiation
Propitiation
Appeasement
Anger
"Choler" is an antiquated word for "anger," wrath, or irritation. "Propitiation" is a synonym for "appeasement," and "expiation" is a synonym for "amends." A "kernel" is a seed (literal) or heart of something (figurative).
Example Question #351 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFILIATION
Alignment
Tenacity
Probity
Castaway
Magnanimity
Alignment
To be "affiliated" with something is to be connected to, attached to, or aligned with it in some way. A "castaway" is an outcast or pariah. "Tenacity" is persistence, and "probity" is integrity. "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity."
Example Question #352 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTUITION
Hunch
Bargain
Prayerfulness
Probity
Equivocation
Hunch
To have a "hunch" is to have an intuitive or instinctive feeling about something. "Probity" is moral uprightness, while "prayerfulness" is the state of being worshipful. A "bargain" is a discount or a good deal. "Equivocation" is another word for ambivalence.
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