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Example Question #608 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEMERITY
Loyalty
Audacity
Gratification
Contentment
Amity
Audacity
"Temerity" means boldness or audacity. "Gratification" means satisfaction, which is similar to "contentment." "Loyalty" means allegiance. "Amity" means friendship.
Example Question #609 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIVACITY
Cruelty
Translucence
Liveliness
Temerity
Spleen
Liveliness
Someone "vivacious" is lively and spirited. "Cruelty" means brutality and inhumanity. "Spleen" means wrath or fury. "Temerity" means audacity. "Translucence" means clearness.
Example Question #611 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MELANCHOLY
Jealousy
Jubilation
Lechery
Sadness
Wrath
Sadness
"Melancholy" describes the feeling of sadness and dejection. "Jealousy" and "envy" are synonyms. "Lechery" and "lust" are synonyms. "Jubilation" means joy, and "wrath" means fury or envy.
Example Question #611 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFAMY
Bravery
Enthusiasm
Brutality
Philanthropy
Notoriety
Notoriety
Something "notorious" is infamous, or well known for a disreputable reason. "Bravery" means courage, and "philanthropy" means charity. "Brutality" means savage and cruel violence. "Enthusiasm" and "eagerness" are synonyms.
Example Question #612 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPULENCE
Ignorance
Penury
Luxuriousness
Tempest
Emphasis
Luxuriousness
"Opulence" means luxuriousness, wealth, and splendor. "Penury" means poverty, and "ignorance" means the lack of knowledge. A "tempest" is a storm. "Emphasis" means either special importance and prominence or accent, depending on the context.
Example Question #613 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTENTION
Intolerance
Elegance
Sobriety
Sophistication
Inebriation
Sobriety
"Abstention" and "sobriety" are synonyms. They are the opposite of "inebriation," which means intoxication or drunkenness. "Intolerance" means narrow-mindedness, and "elegance" means stylishness, grace, or sophistication.
Example Question #614 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIVACITY
Abstention
Temerity
Audacity
Fury
Liveliness
Liveliness
"Vivacity" and "liveliness" both describe an animated, energetic quality. "Fury" means wrath or anger. "Abstention" means sobriety, and "temerity" means both audacity and boldness.
Example Question #615 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMENDATION
Caution
Insults
Amity
Acclaim
Candor
Acclaim
"Commendation" means acclaim and praise. It is an antonym of "insult." Caution means taking care to avoid danger or errors. "Candor" means sincerity, and "amity" means friendship.
Example Question #616 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMBIVALENCE
Mediocrity
Equivocation
Aberration
Vivacity
Duplicity
Equivocation
"Ambivalence" and "equivocation" both describe the state of having contradictory feelings and thoughts. "Vivacity" means liveliness, and an "aberration" means an anomaly or deviation from the norm. Something "mediocre" is of moderate, but not exceptional, worth. "Duplicity" and "dishonesty" are synonyms.
Example Question #617 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACUMEN
Shrewdness
Inquisitiveness
Bashfulness
Dishonesty
Lasciviousness
Shrewdness
"Acumen" means shrewdness or astuteness. "Lasciviousness" means lustfulness. "Bashfulness" means shyness. "Inquisitiveness" and "curiousness" are synonyms. "Dishonesty" is another word for "duplicity."
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