Plan B Forum

Burning Petard wrote:Some of it is just test taking skill: The base word is an adverb, the choices are a noun, two adjectives, one adverb. The correct antonym or synonym must also be the same form as the base word--so it is the only adverb.

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Big RR wrote:30325 as well; and I agree with BP.

and Jim, is that really a misuse of the work "love"; I would think love can exist in degrees, from an affection or liking to romantic love. one can love a friend,one's siblings or parents, or one's spouse and each of those sorts or love are different.

1 : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

1 : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

romantic love. one can love a friend,one's siblings or parents, or one's spouse and each of those sorts or love are different.

Joe Guy wrote:I got exactly the same score as RayThom. I don't know whether to be happy with my score or worry that I might be him and not realize it.

This is quite a dilemma... err... quandary.

Lord Jim wrote:

1 : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

Which would of course eliminate "love" as a synonym for "like" since "like" has no more "nearly the same meaning" as "love" as "dislike" does with "hate"....

Thanks for proving my point Econo...

Senses and synonyms of the word

- love -

#163 Reproduction: Nn. love -- love.
#817a Greed: Nn. like, liking, love, fondness.

#827 Pleasure: Vb. like, love, adore.

#865 Desire: Nn. like, liking, love, fondness.

#888 Friendship: Nn. love.

#894 Courtesy: Nn. best love, love.

#897 Love: Nn. love, amor, affection, attachment, devotion -- Love, Cupid, Amor, Eros, Kama -- dearly beloved, well-be-loved, truelove, beloved object, object of one's affections, loved one, light of one's eye, love, light of one's life, beloved, crush, darling, dear, dear one -- be in love with, care for, like, fancy, have a fancy for, have eyes for, go for, take an interest in, dote on, love, dote upon, be fond of, be sweet upon.

#899 Favorite: Nn. love, amor, affection, attachment, devotion -- Love, Cupid, Amor, Eros, Kama -- dear one, dearly beloved, well-be-loved, truelove, beloved object, object of one's affections, loved one, light of one's eye, love, light of one's life, beloved, crush, darling, dear -- be in love with, care for, like, fancy, have a fancy for, have eyes for, go for, take an interest in, dote on, love, dote upon, be fond of, be sweet upon.

#902 Endearment: Nn. darling, dear, deary, sweetheart, sweetie, sweet, sweets, sweetkins, honey, honey bunch, honey child, sugar, love, lover, precious, precious heart, pet, petkins, babe, baby, cherub, angel, chick, chickabiddy, buttercup, duck, duckling, lamb, lambkin, snookums.

#910 Philanthropy: Nn. devotion, love, amor, affection, attachment -- Love, Cupid, Amor, Eros, Kama -- dear one, dearly beloved, well-be-loved, truelove, beloved object, object of one's affections, loved one, light of one's eye, love, light of one's life, beloved, crush, darling, dear -- be sweet upon, be in love with, care for, like, fancy, have a fancy for, have eyes for, go for, take an interest in, dote on, love, dote upon, be fond of.

#976 Deity: Nn. Mind, Divine Mind, Spirit, Soul Principle, Life, Truth, Love.

dales wrote:

Joe Guy wrote:I got exactly the same score as RayThom. I don't know whether to be happy with my score or worry that I might be him and not realize it.
This is quite a dilemma... err... quandary.

That would be quagmire, Joe.