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Example Question #629 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDACITY
Dishonesty
Equivocation
Commendation
Plaudits
Integrity
Dishonesty
"Mendacity," like "duplicity," means "dishonesty." This is the antonym of "integrity," which means honesty. "Plaudits" and "commendation" both mean praise and positive affirmation. "Equivocation" means ambiguity and unclearness.
Example Question #630 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPLICITY
Guilt
Integrity
Dissent
Perseverance
Tenacity
Guilt
Someone who is "complicit" in wrongdoing is "guilty" by association. "Integrity" means moral uprightness and honesty. "Perseverance" and "tenacity" both mean persistence. "Dissent" is a synonym for disagreement.
Example Question #631 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSENT
Inebriation
Disagreement
Mendacity
Duplicity
Credulity
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
Transport
Penury
Squalor
Stinginess
Generosity
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
Spleen
Opulence
Condemnation
Wrath
Commendation
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
Filth
Exultation
Misery
Dampness
Plaudits
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
Fortune
Evil
Dissent
Candor
Sincerity
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
Alacrity
Liveliness
Penury
Perseverance
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
Chauvinistic
Scarcity
Discordant
Horror
Plenty
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
Dissent
Haughty
Eloquence
Superficial
Urbanity
Dissent
Like "dissent," "dispute" means disagreement. "Eloquence" is fluency, and "haughty" means arrogant and conceited. "Superficial" is a synonym for shallow.