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Example Question #116 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLEND
Part
Frighten
Protect
Separate
Mix
Mix
A “blend” is a mixture of two or more things or, when used as a verb, the word describes the action of mixing something. The word “separate,” when used as a verb, means to take two things apart, so it is an opposite of “blend” and “mix.” The word “frighten” means to scare someone and the word “protect” means to look after someone and to prevent that person from being hurt.
Example Question #117 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGENDA
Ambition
Itinerary
Clock
Hopes
List
Itinerary
An "agenda" is a schedule allotting time frames for certain activities. An "itinerary" is an outlined plan for certain tasks. Given how similar these words are in meaning, they are synonyms.
Example Question #118 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUMMIT
Riot
Top
Promotion
Bottom
Question
Top
The “summit” is the top of something; this word is usually used to describe the top of a mountain. So, "top" is the correct answer. The word “underside” means the lower side of something.
Example Question #119 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEADOW
Field
City
Mountain
Village
Forest
Field
A “meadow” is another word for a field. It is a space without trees where grass and/or flowers naturally grow.
Example Question #120 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOUNDARY
Border
Map
Jungle
Promise
Restraint
Border
A “boundary” is the edge between two areas. This is very close in meaning to the word “border,” which is the edge between two adjacent countries.
Example Question #121 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPAREL
Ambitions
Clothing
Habitat
Possessions
Desires
Clothing
“Apparel” is another name for clothing. The word “possessions” describes things you own. A “habitat” is where an animal lives in the wild. The things you “desire” are the things you want. “Ambitions” are hopes and dreams you have about what you will do in life.
Example Question #122 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFUGE
Disposal
Shelter
Junction
Document
Judgment
Shelter
A “refuge” is somewhere you escape to, for protection, so "shelter" is the correct answer. A “document” is something you write or something written; “disposal” means the act of throwing something away; a “junction” is somewhere where two things meet; and “judgement” is decision-making.
Example Question #123 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DONATION
Gift
Dismissal
Reward
Capture
Theft
Gift
A “donation” is something you give to someone or a group. A “reward” is something you get for doing something or doing something well; “capture,” when used as a noun, means the act of getting hold of, arresting, or catching someone or something; and "dismissal" means the act of sending someone away.
Example Question #124 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ICON
Party
Occupant
Book
Fame
Image
Image
"Icon" means image, significant person or thing that serves as an example of something larger than that person or thing, or religious image used to aid in worship. That means that "image" is the best answer choice. As for the other answer choices, "occupant” means person living in a designated place; "book" means written work traditionally published as a series of bound pages between covers; a "party" is a celebratory gathering or a group; and "fame" means renown or stardom.
Example Question #125 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FABLE
Anthology
Tale
Article
Epic
Encyclopedia
Tale
"Fable" is a noun that means "a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral." So, we need to pick out a noun that means "a short story." "Epic" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "epic," when used as a noun, is either a long poem derived from ancient oral tradition, which narrates the deeds of heroic or legendary figures, or it is a long narrative work that portrays heroic deeds and covers an extended period of time. So, because epics are specifically long works, "epic" cannot be the correct answer, because we're looking for a noun that means "a short story." "Tale" is a noun that means "a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted," and because "tale" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "fable," "tale" is the correct answer.
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