COMPREHENSIVE SYNONYM EXAM

Set 9 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 Brouhaha: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AuproarBunconcernCundercurrentDposingEattribution

2 Bucolic (describing a peaceful scene of farms and fields): Which choice is closest in meaning?

adjective

AornateBpastoralCurbanDaustereEsecluded

3 Calculated: Choose the closest synonym.

adjective

AunderminingBeminentCdeliberateDthreateningEtroubled

4 Caliber: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AoverabundanceBposeChesitationDqualityEagreement

5 A callous response to distress: Which word is closest in meaning?

adjective

AcautiousBirritableCrealisticDunfeelingEreserved

6 Callow (describing a young person's judgment): Which choice is closest in meaning?

adjective

AimmatureBexperiencedCimpulsiveDunconventionalEcautious

7 Candor: Which word is closest in meaning?

noun

AloyaltyBcertaintyCtactDfranknessEconfidence

8 Capital preservation: Choose the closest synonym.

noun phrase

Aquestion for effectBexplicit figurative comparisonCpreservation of principalDcourse of studyEcomparison with others

9 Capitulate: Which word is closest in meaning?

verb

AsurrenderBmediateCmobilizeDretaliateEnegotiate

10 Captious (describing a reviewer's approach to criticism): Which choice is closest in meaning?

adjective

AexactingBimpartialCfaultfindingDcomplimentaryEinquisitive

11 Captivating: Choose the closest synonym.

adjective

AfascinatingBevocativeCprodigiousDaccompanyingEharmless

12 Cardinal: Choose the closest synonym.

adjective

AevidentBfundamentalCimplicitDtangibleEcombative

13 Cardinal virtue: Choose the closest equivalent expression.

noun / Equivalent-expression question

Aan amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expectedBa formal promise of security or fulfillment, often covering another person's obligationCone of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperanceDthe outward manner in which someone behaves toward othersEa difficult situation requiring a choice between unsatisfactory alternatives

14 Caricature: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

AacclaimBintegrationCabstentionDparodyEcounteraccusation

15 Carte blanche: Choose the closest synonym.

noun

Aliberal thoughtBintertemporal consistencyCapparent contradictionDfull rangeEfree rein

16 Castigate: Which word is closest in meaning?

verb

AcautionBreprimandCcontradictDdismissEscrutinize

17 A categorical refusal: Which word is closest in meaning?

adjective

AunqualifiedBforcefulCclassifiedDnegativeEcredible

18 Categorically: Choose the closest synonym.

adverb

AunknowinglyBthoroughlyCabsolutelyDprobablyEgradually

19 Cathartic: Choose the closest synonym.

adjective

AcommensurateBdemandingCuncheckedDcleansingEcelebratory

20 Caustic (describing a sarcastic remark): Which choice is closest in meaning?

adjective

AsolemnBcuttingCencouragingDliteralEcandid

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