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Example Question #339 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBSTINACY
Stubbornness
Temerity
Elegy
Turpitude
Lassitude
Stubbornness
To be "obstinate" is to be stubborn and recalcitrant. An "elegy" is a lament or mournful poem. "Turpitude" is another word for moral depravity. "Lassitude" is sluggishness or lethargy. "Temerity" is boldness or audacity.
Example Question #340 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PIETY
Elocution
Truculence
Devoutness
Harbinger
Equanimity
Devoutness
To be "pious" is to be devout and worshipful. "Elocution" is articulation and diction. "Equanimity" is calmness and composure. "Harbinger" is a synonym for "omen," and "truculence" is a synonym for "defiance."
Example Question #671 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLASTICITY
Alacrity
Plaudits
Frivolity
Malleability
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 #672 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURPITUDE
Bigotry
Temerity
Magnanimity
Apex
Depravity
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 #673 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPURGATION
Abstention
Inebriation
Jubilation
Censorship
Awe
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 #674 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRIVOLITY
Melee
Levity
Innocence
Complicity
Specter
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 #675 : Synonyms: Nouns
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EXPIATION
Amends
Iniquity
Dissent
Lassitude
Duplicity
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 #676 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAGON
Solution
Example
Quandary
Predicament
Caution
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 #677 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRYST
Maelstrom
Renegade.
Pestilence
Reverie
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 #678 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUSE
Hubris
Aperture
Conviction
Ditty
Ploy
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.
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