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Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TERRAIN
Asteroid
Sea
Acre
Land
World
Land
"Terrain" is land. "Land" is the best choice because it is a part of the definition of the word "terrain."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SPECIMEN
Integer
Dogma
Fusion
Sample
Refractory
Sample
The prefix "spec-" means to see or to look at. A “specimen” is an example to look at. In this sense, it is closest in meaning to “sample.” To provide further help, an “integer” is a number; “fusion” is a process of joining things together; “dogma” is an established belief system; “refractory” means stubborn or disobedient.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECLARATION
Festival
Announcement
Shouting
Advertisement
Rejoicing
Announcement
Start by looking at the word "declaration" to find any possible base words that you might know. Certainly, you know "declare," which you would use in a sentence like, "I declared my feelings to her so that she would know how much I loved her." This means that you told or announced your feelings to the girl of your heart's desire. A "declaration" is the message that is declared; the words themselves are the declaration. Generally speaking, the word "declaration" is used to describe an official announcement, such as a "Declaration of Law 4832B," or something similar. Among the options provided, only "announcement" matches this closely enough. Perhaps you will be confused by "advertisement," for an advertisement "shows" something to someone else. However, the meaning of "announcement" is closer to the general sense of "declaration."
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAVEN
Refuge
Legislation
Pollution
Station
Vehicle
Refuge
A "haven" is a refuge or a place of safety, so "refuge" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "haven": a "vehicle" is a thing used to transport or move things or people; "legislation" refers to laws or bills enacted by a governing body; "pollution" is the addition of a toxic or harmful thing to something; and a "station" is a stop for public transportation or a building that serves as a central location for a specific group or activity.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CALAMITY
Celebration
Disaster
Occurance
Service
Ceremony
Disaster
A calamity is best described as a disaster or unfortunate event.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMOTION
Conquest
Uproar
Punishment
Restoration
Uproar
"Commotion" means a state of chaotic and noisy confusion. "Uproar" is the word that most closely matches this definition. "Punishment," "conquest," and "restoration" are all unrelated terms.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREAMBLE
Conclusion
Thesis
Introduction
Epilogue
Dissertation
Introduction
“Preamble” means before the main story, so it is similar in meaning to “introduction.” The prefix "pre-" means before. To provide further help, the “conclusion” is the end; the “epilogue” is the part of the story that comes after the main story; a “dissertation” is an academic essay submitted at the end of university; a “thesis” is the main argument of an essay.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAMPHLET
University
Quarrel
Booklet
Connection
Restaurant
Booklet
A "pamphlet" is a small booklet or packet, so "booklet" is the correct answer. "University" is a school of higher learning. "Quarrel" is a fight or a disagreement. "Connection" means bond or link. "Restaurant" is a place where people go to have food cooked for them and eat it.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABODE
Home
Destination
Workplace
School
Journey
Home
An “abode” is a home or where someone or something lives. If you are “in your abode,” you are “in your house.”
Example Question #40 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLEND
Mix
Frighten
Separate
Protect
Part
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.
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