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Example Question #601 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVARICE
Eclipse
Warning
Morale
Greed
Preamble
Greed
"Avarice" means greed.
Example Question #601 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROXY
Humility
Recognition
Quandary
Excess
Substitute
Substitute
A "proxy" is a person authorized to act as a substitute for another.
Example Question #602 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Specimen
Habit
Twinge
Range
Vanity
Range
A "gamut" is an entire range or scale.
Example Question #603 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXODUS
Oath
Spasm
Departure
Flue
Giant
Departure
An "exodus" is a departure or emigration.
Example Question #604 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFIDAVIT
Funny story
Official document
False statement
List of insults
Religious tract
Official document
An "affidavit" is an official document or sworn statement offered as proof or evidence for something.
Example Question #605 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFINITY
Endless
Kinship
Truthfulness
Falsity
Hostility
Kinship
To have an "affinity" toward something or someone is to feel a sense of kinship or similarity with it, in a positive sense. It is related to the word "affable," meaning friendly or agreeable.
Example Question #606 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLURE
Temptation
Soften
Dismay
Join forces with
Deceive
Temptation
An "allure" is a temptation or something that is attrractive or appealing. It is closely related to the word "lure," meaning to tempt or bait something into a trap.
Example Question #607 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
False identity
Settlement
Fight
Change
Transition
Fight
An "altercation" is a fight or a conflict.
Example Question #608 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALTERNATIVE
Local
Understanding
Foreigner
Option
Transition
Option
An "alternative" is a choice or an option. A related word is "alternate," meaning to switch places, to change to a back-up, or to go back and forth between two different choices, as in "We alternated between studying math and studying French."
Example Question #609 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIANCE
Fiancee
Emergency
Duplicate
Mood
Indecisive
Mood
The "ambiance" of a place is the mood or the atmosphere (in the sense of feeling) of a place. A restaurant might have a pleasant romantic ambiance, while a deserted street late at night might have an eerie ambiance.
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