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Example Question #739 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESURGANCE
Renewal
Levity
Frivolity
Penchant
Espionage
Renewal
A "resurgence" is a "renewal,": often in popularity, a return, or an increase. "Espionage" is spying, and a "penchant" is an affinity or proclivity for something. "Frivolity" and "levity" are synonyms for lightheartedness, mirth.
Example Question #740 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINY
Wrath
Apex
Marauding
Apogee
Examination
Examination
"Scrutiny" is close examination, inspection. "Apex" and "apogee" are synonyms for high point. "Marauding" is the act of raiding, looting, or pillaging. "Wrath" is a synonym for "spleen," not "scrutiny."
Example Question #741 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAZARD
Precaution
Judgment
Danger
Ordinance
Theme
Danger
A "hazard" is a danger or a risk.
The downed tree across the road posed a hazard to drivers.
So "danger" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #742 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UBIQUITY
Effrontery
Efficacy
Provenance
Confection
Omnipresence
Omnipresence
"Ubiquity" is another word for "omnipresence." A "confection" is a dessert or a sweet. "Efficacy" is effectiveness, while "effrontery" is boldness or impudence. An object's "provenance" is a record of its origins.
Example Question #743 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUGNACITY
Abnegation
Truculence
Plasticity
Piety
Alacrity
Truculence
"Pugnacity" is "truculence," aggression, willingness to fight. "Abnegation" can mean self-denial and abstemiousness or renunciation of beliefs, depending on the context. "Alacrity" is a synonym for "eagerness," and "plasticity" is a synonym for "malleability." "Piety" is the quality of being devout in one's religious practices.
Example Question #744 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPOCH
Heroic poem
Reticence
Equanimity
Era
Propinquity
Era
An "epoch" is an "era," a long and discrete period of time. Although "epoch" and "epic" are pronounced similarly, the latter describes a long, eventful poem or similar work of literature. "Propinquity" means proximity, and "equanimity" means coolness, composure. "Reticence" is shyness.
Example Question #745 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANTIPATHY
Turpitude
Lassitude
Hospitality
Hatred
Plethora
Hatred
"Antipathy" is a synonym for "hatred," loathing, and hostility. "Hospitality" is friendliness or neighborliness and is therefore an antonym for "antipathy." "Lassitude" means lethargy, and "turpitude" means moral corruption. A "plethora" of something is an abundance or surfeit.
Example Question #746 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROTOCOL
Vessel
Complacency
Governance
Heist
Etiquette
Etiquette
"Protocol" is a noun meaning a procedure or set of rules. Similarly, "etiquette" is a noun meaning the customary code of behavior among a group of people, and therefore an appropriate synonym for "protocol."
Example Question #747 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUSTERITY
Ignorance
Provenance
Severity
Nascence
Nescience
Severity
"Austerity" means harshness, stringency, and "severity." The "provenance" of an object (e.g. a work of art) is its officially documented origins, and "nascence" is the state of coming into being or having just begun. "Nescience" and "ignorance" are synonyms.
Example Question #748 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIBBLE
Hoax
Melancholy
Criticism
Plumed pen
Elaborate plan
Criticism
A "quibble" is a minor fight, objection, or "criticism." A "quill" is a plumed pen. An "elaborate plan" could be a scheme, and a "hoax" is a prank or a trick. "Melancholy" is the state of sadness or wistfulness.
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