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Example Question #673 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLASTICITY
Frivolity
Plaudits
Malleability
Alacrity
Levity
Malleability
Something "plastic" is malleable and able to be changed. "Frivolity" and "levity" are synonyms. "Plaudits" is another word for praise. "Alacrity" is a synonym for "vivacity" or liveliness.
Example Question #674 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Magnanimity
Depravity
Bigotry
Temerity
Apex
Depravity
"Turpitude" is another word for immorality and "depravity." "Magnanimity" is a synonym for "generosity," and "temerity" is a synonym for "boldness." "Bigotry" means bias or intolerance. An "apex" is a pinnacle or high point.
Example Question #675 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Awe
Jubilation
Censorship
Abstention
Inebriation
Censorship
"Expurgation" is "censorship," the removal of potentially offensive material from a text or similar item. "Abstention" is a synonym for "sobriety" and an antonym for "inebriation." "Jubilation" means exultation and joy.
Example Question #676 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Innocence
Melee
Specter
Levity
Complicity
Levity
"Frivolity," or frivolousness, is a synonym for "levity." A "specter" is a phantom or ghost, and a "melee" is a brawl or skirmish. "Innocence" is an antonym of either "guilt" or experience, depending on the context. "Complicity" is another word for guilt.
Example Question #677 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPIATION
Iniquity
Amends
Duplicity
Dissent
Lassitude
Amends
To "expiate" a wrongdoing is to make "amends" for it. "Dissent" means disagreement, and "duplicity" means deceit or dishonesty. "Lassitude" means lethargy, a lack of caring and energy. "Iniquity" is a synonym for "evil."
Example Question #678 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAGON
Quandary
Example
Solution
Caution
Predicament
Example
The noun "paragon" is used to describe the perfect example of something, a model example of some virtuous trait. Additionally, a "quandary" is a predicament, a problem, a difficult or puzzling situation.
Example Question #679 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Maelstrom
Reverie
Renegade.
Pestilence
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
The noun "tryst" means a secretive meeting between two lovers, an affair, or a "rendezvous." Additionally, a "maelstrom" is a turbulent situation, turmoil; "pestilence" is disease; "reverie" is a daydream, being lost in one's own thoughts; a "renegade" is a mutineer, a rebel, a revolutionary, someone who resists authority.
Example Question #680 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Ploy
Aperture
Conviction
Hubris
Ditty
Ploy
The noun "ruse" refers to a trick, a "ploy," designed to deceive. Additionally, an "aperture" is an opening; "hubris" is excessive pride, that eventually leads to a downfall; "conviction" is belief and determination; a "ditty" is a light-hearted song.
Example Question #681 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECIBEL
Temperature
Volume
Clarity
Fiasco
Culprit
Volume
The noun "decibel" refers to a unit of measurement that is used to measure "volume." This is closest in meaning, of course, to "volume" (or how loud something is). Additionally, "clarity" means how clear something is; "culprit" means guilty party, person responsible for a crime; "fiasco" means calamity, disaster, (a situation) that is chaotic and catastrophic.
Example Question #682 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECIPICE
Decorum
Edge
Aid
Edifice
Opulence
Edge
The noun "precipice" refers to the "edge" of something after which there is a steep drop. It can also refer to the moment right before something important or profound occurs. Additionally, "aid" means help, assistance; "decorum" means polite behavior; an "edifice" is a building, or one side of a building; "opulence" is extreme wealth and luxury.
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