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Example Question #627 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDACITY
Equivocation
Integrity
Commendation
Dishonesty
Plaudits
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 #628 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPLICITY
Perseverance
Tenacity
Dissent
Integrity
Guilt
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSENT
Duplicity
Inebriation
Disagreement
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LARGESSE
Squalor
Generosity
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CENSURE
Wrath
Condemnation
Spleen
Opulence
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUALOR
Misery
Dampness
Plaudits
Filth
Exultation
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INIQUITY
Dissent
Evil
Candor
Fortune
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TENACITY
Liveliness
Largesse
Penury
Perseverance
Alacrity
Perseverance
"Tenacity" means determination, persistence, or "perseverance." "Penury" is poverty, and "largesse" is generosity. "Liveliness" means alacrity or vivacity.
Example Question #637 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Plenty
Discordant
Horror
Chauvinistic
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPUTE
Urbanity
Haughty
Eloquence
Superficial
Dissent
Dissent
Like "dissent," "dispute" means disagreement. "Eloquence" is fluency, and "haughty" means arrogant and conceited. "Superficial" is a synonym for shallow.
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