COMPREHENSIVE SYNONYM EXAM

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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 Pervasive: Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
2 Perverse (deliberately contrary): Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
3 Pessimism: Choose the closest synonym.
noun
4 Pessimistic: Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
5 Petition: Choose the closest synonym.
verb
6 Petulant (describing a complaint about a minor inconvenience): Which choice is closest in meaning?
adjective
7 Philanderer: Choose the closest synonym.
noun
8 Philistine: Choose the closest synonym.
noun
9 Philosophy: Choose the closest synonym.
noun
10 Phlegmatic (describing a captain's temperament under pressure): Which choice is closest in meaning?
adjective
11 Pivotal: Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
12 Plagiarism: Choose the closest synonym.
noun
13 Platitude: Choose the closest synonym.
noun
14 Plausible: Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
15 Plethora (in the phrase "a plethora of nearly identical choices"): Which choice is closest in meaning?
noun
16 Poignant (describing the emotional effect of a farewell letter): Which choice is closest in meaning?
adjective
17 Politic: Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
18 Pompous: Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
19 Pontifical: Choose the closest synonym.
adjective
20 Pontificate: Choose the closest synonym.
verb
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