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Example Question #631 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSENT
Disagreement
Inebriation
Duplicity
Credulity
Mendacity
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 #632 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LARGESSE
Generosity
Squalor
Penury
Transport
Stinginess
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 #633 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CENSURE
Commendation
Wrath
Spleen
Condemnation
Opulence
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 #634 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUALOR
Dampness
Misery
Plaudits
Exultation
Filth
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 #635 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIQUITY
Dissent
Sincerity
Evil
Fortune
Candor
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 #636 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TENACITY
Liveliness
Perseverance
Penury
Alacrity
Largesse
Perseverance
"Tenacity" means determination, persistence, or "perseverance." "Penury" is poverty, and "largesse" is generosity. "Liveliness" means alacrity or vivacity.
Example Question #637 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Discordant
Horror
Chauvinistic
Plenty
Scarcity
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 #638 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPUTE
Eloquence
Superficial
Dissent
Urbanity
Haughty
Dissent
Like "dissent," "dispute" means disagreement. "Eloquence" is fluency, and "haughty" means arrogant and conceited. "Superficial" is a synonym for shallow.
Example Question #639 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JUNCTURE
Tryst
Plumage
Advocate
Moment
Proponent
Moment
A "juncture" is a moment in time. Usually it is a moment in time where two things meet or where two things split and go separate ways. Additionally, "plumage" is the name given to feathers on a bird; "proponent" and "advocate" are synonyms, both words mean supporter, someone who speaks out in support of something; a "tryst" is an illicit meeting, an affair, a secret rendezvous.
Example Question #640 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURMOIL
Indiscriminate
Cogent
Acolyte
Outlier
Agitation
Agitation
The noun "turmoil" is used to describe a state of chaos and agitation, an uncertain situation. Additionally, an "outlier" is a piece of data that does not fit with the rest, an anomaly; "cogent" means (of an argument) very convincing, well reasoned; "indiscriminate" means not discriminating, random; an "acolyte" is an assistant, a minion.
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