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C2Sinonim dekat25 menit

Sinonim dekat: perbedaan halus

Near-synonyms: subtle differences

Bedakan pasangan kata yang tampak mirip tetapi mengandung penilaian berbeda, seperti frugal dan stingy, atau concise dan terse.

Di tingkat tertinggi, memilih kata jarang sekadar mencari kata apa pun yang cocok; yang dicari adalah kata yang nuansa maknanya, serta penilaian bawaannya, sesuai dengan maksudmu. Banyak sinonim dekat menggambarkan perilaku yang sama tetapi memuji atau mengkritiknya. Pelajari dalam pasangan yang berlawanan, dan selalu tanyakan: apakah kata ini bernada kagum, netral, atau tidak menyetujui?

frugalkata sifat
berhati-hati membelanjakan uang dengan bijak; biasanya bernada positifYears of frugal living allowed Lena to retire early.
stingykata sifat
enggan mengeluarkan uang atau memberi; bernada negatif dan informalHe was too stingy to leave a tip, even after excellent service.
obstinatekata sifat
keras kepala menolak mengubah pendapat, bahkan ketika seharusnya; bernada negatifThe obstinate committee ignored every warning about the budget.
tenaciouskata sifat
memegang teguh tujuan dan menolak menyerah; biasanya bernada kagumA tenacious researcher, Mina chased the missing data for a year.
meticulouskata sifat
menunjukkan kecermatan dan perhatian besar pada detail; bernada positifThe restorer was meticulous, cleaning each tile with a tiny brush.
pedantickata sifat
terlalu memedulikan aturan atau detail kecil, sering kali dengan cara yang menjengkelkanIt seems pedantic to correct a friend's grammar in a text message.
tersekata sifat
memakai sangat sedikit kata, dengan cara yang terasa kasar atau tidak ramahHis terse email said only, "Not approved."
concisekata sifat
memberikan semua informasi yang diperlukan dengan sedikit kata; bernada positifHer concise summary fitted neatly on a single page.
gulliblekata sifat
terlalu mudah percaya pada apa yang dikatakan orang lain, sehingga mudah tertipuGullible shoppers fell for the promise of instant weight loss.
naivekata sifat
kurang pengalaman hidup, sehingga terlalu percaya atau terlalu berharapIt was naive of us to expect the roadworks to finish on time.
reluctantkata sifat
tidak mau dan ragu-ragu; diikuti to + kata kerjaRavi was reluctant to speak first at the meeting.
aversekata sifat
sangat menentang atau tidak mau; diikuti to + kata benda atau -ing, sering dalam "not averse to"I am not averse to working late if the project needs it.

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Pilih kata yang cocok

Pilih kata yang paling cocok dengan konteksnya. Perhatikan apakah kalimatnya bernada kagum atau kritis.

  1. Her reply was so _____ that it felt almost rude: "No. See the policy."

  2. Lena is _____ with money: she cooks at home, repairs her shoes and saves a third of her salary, and her friends admire her for it.

  3. Everyone knew Tomás was _____: he never contributed to a colleague's leaving gift and once charged his brother for a lift.

  4. After three failed prototypes, the director praised the engineers' _____ refusal to give up.

  5. The editor is so _____ that she once spent an afternoon arguing over a single comma in a casual note.

  6. I would not be _____ to a change of scene, if you can suggest somewhere quieter.

  7. Though _____ to criticise a friend, Mina felt she had to tell him the truth.

  8. Her report was admirably _____: every point was covered in just two pages.

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Lengkapi kalimat

Lengkapi setiap kalimat dengan satu kata dari daftar ini. Pakai setiap kata satu kali: naive, obstinate, meticulous, reluctant, stingy, averse, concise, pedantic.

  1. Her belief that every stranger would return a lost wallet came from a sheltered childhood.

  2. The farmer was too to consider any offer, however generous, and would not even listen to the surveyor's advice.

  3. A proofreader checks every date, spelling and footnote, however small.

  4. He is to speak in public, though he is far from shy once he starts.

  5. She gives so generously to others that no one would ever call her .

  6. I would be happy to walk; I am not at all to a bit of fresh air.

  7. Please keep your summary : one clear paragraph with no repetition.

  8. Mr Okafor is so about grammar that he corrects people's spoken sentences at dinner parties.

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