COMPREHENSIVE SYNONYM EXAM

Set 10 of 79

Choose the closest synonym or equivalent expression for the intended sense. Every question has five choices. All answers must be provided before the set is scored.

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1 Cavalier (describing an attitude toward an important deadline): Which choice is closest in meaning?

adjective

AconfidentBvigilantCdismissiveDhastyEceremonious

2 Ceaseless: Choose the closest synonym.

adjective

AdisconsolateBincessantCfrankDimpassiveEgenuine

3 Censure (describing a board's formal response to misconduct): Which choice is closest in meaning?

verb

AinvestigateBexcludeCpardonDconsultEreprimand

4 Cerebral: Choose the closest synonym.

adjective

AcriticalBauthenticCinferiorDintellectualEmany-sided

5 Cessation: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AexaminationBnonparticipationCdeadlockDvariationEstopping

6 Charade: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

ApretenseBdeteriorationCpropositionDfeelingEinstruction

7 A circuitous journey: Which word is closest in meaning?

adjective

AroundaboutBuncertainCrepetitiveDlengthyEstrenuous

8 Circumscribe (describing what a strict budget does to a project's scope): Which choice is closest in meaning?

verb

AmeasureBdescribeCrestrictDconcealEexpand

9 Circumstantial: Choose the closest synonym.

adjective

AdefinitiveBcorrectableCunexplainableDindirectEawed

10 Circumvent (describing how a traveler deals with a road closure): Which choice is closest in meaning?

verb

AinspectBremoveCbypassDapproachEendure

11 Clarity: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AclearnessBasideCrebelDpeculiarityEcourage

12 Cliche: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AconnotationBplatitudeCrenovationDcompensationEexcess

13 Climax: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AseriousnessBcounterargumentCculminationDshallownessElenience

14 Cloy: Choose the closest synonym.

verb

AscrapeBprevailCbelittleDpallEanticipate

15 Coalesce: Which word is closest in meaning?

verb

AcoordinateBalternateCoverlapDaccumulateEmerge

16 Cognition: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AthoughtBcontingencyCplightDbeliefEindividualist

17 Cognitive dissonance: Choose the closest equivalent expression.

noun phrase / Equivalent-expression question

Aa departure from an expected course, standard, or patternBdiscomfort associated with inconsistent beliefs, attitudes, or behaviorCenthusiastic public praise or approvalDan earlier example that can guide a later decision or actionEcareful practical judgment that considers consequences

18 Cognizance: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AhardshipBboundaryCawarenessDstandardEaudacity

19 Cognizant of a limitation: Which word is closest in meaning?

adjective

AresponsibleBawareCcautiousDcuriousEforgetful

20 Cohesion within a team: Which word is closest in meaning?

noun

AcontinuityBcooperationCuniformityDunityEdiscipline

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