A word which has the same meaning as another is called_______:
(a) synonym
(b) antonym
(c) contemporary
(d) substitute
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A person who hates mankind is called_______:
(a) philanthropist
(b) misanthropist
(c) nihilist
(d) theist
Incapable of being effaced, or cancelled or obliterated is called_______:
(a) indelible
(b) obviously
(c) delible
(d) delegate
That which cannot be cured is called_______:
(a) curable
(b) exhaustive
(c) incurable
(d) eradicate
That which cannot be corrected is called_______:
(a) corrigible
(b) incorrigible
(c) impassable
(d) allergic
That which cannot be heard is called_______:
(a) audible
(b) pregnant
(c) inaudible
(d) bohemian
The term lead pencil is a ____ ; pencils are filled with graphite not lead.
(a) misnomer
(b) misdemeanor
(c) peccadillo
(d) euphemism
The model paraded in front of the celebrities with ____ ; it was impossible to tell that this was her first assignment.
(a) panache
(b) opprobrium
(c) shame
(d) trepidation
Hawkins is ____ in his field; no other contemporary scientist commands the same respect.
(a) disparaged
(b) ignominious
(c) obsolete
(d) preeminent
We were not fooled by his ____ arguments; his plan was obviously ____ .
(a) cogent – brilliant
(b) hackneyed – banal
(c) convoluted – labyrinthine
(d) specious – untenable