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Example Question #531 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BEHOLDEN
Atomic
Free
Miserable
Indebted
Bored
Indebted
“Beholden” is an adjective that means “owing thanks for help or a service,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “owing thanks for something.” That means that “free” cannot be the correct answer, because “free” can mean “not subject to obligations,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “beholden.” “Indebted,” however, is an adjective that means either “owing money” or “owing gratitude for a service or favor,” and because “indebted” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “beholden,” “indebted” is the correct answer.
Example Question #582 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANECDOTE
Story
Canopy
Eulogy
Misdemeanor
Disturbance
Story
An "anecdote" is a short story, typically drawn from personal experience.
Example Question #541 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISCOURSE
Nook
Empowerment
Conversation
Musk
Introduction
Conversation
"Discourse" means conversation or group of conversations.
Example Question #541 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLUSION
Apathy
Stain
Banter
Reference
Forgiveness
Reference
An "allusion" is a casual reference to something.
Example Question #542 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFRONT
Sanity
Chant
Arrangement
Insult
Rigor
Insult
An "affront" is an insult. The origin of this word is the Latin phrase "ad frontem," which means "at the forehead."
Example Question #543 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUCITY
Espionage
Decibel
Annotation
Alacrity
Scarcity
Scarcity
"Paucity" means scarcity or small quantity.
Example Question #544 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUDACITY
Insult
Refund
Substitution
Background
Boldness
Boldness
"Audacity" means boldness or daring, especially without shame or thought of personal safety.
Example Question #545 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONUS
Advancement
Hope
Manifesto
Burden
Trickery
Burden
An "onus" is a burden or responsibility.
Example Question #546 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CANDOR
Honesty
Recollection
Intensity
Gestation
Disintegration
Honesty
"Candor" means the quality of being open and honest.
Example Question #547 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNAISSANCE
Future
Vendor
Espionage
Morality
Symmetry
Espionage
"Reconnaissance" and "espionage" both mean the act of spying.
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