SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Nouns
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Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
ENGAGEMENT
Anger
Indecency
Appointment
Closure
Betrayal
Appointment
The definition of "engagement" is an agreement to meet or an arrangement. "Appointment" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #192 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
DEDUCTION
Confusion
Enclosure
Allowance
Detection
Subtraction
Subtraction
"Subtraction" is the best answer choice, as "deduction" is defined as the act or process of deducting or subtracting.
Example Question #193 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLAIR
Flare
Ability
Dominion
Jurisdiction
Control
Ability
If you have “flair,” you have a natural ability to do something, usually with style. It is closest in meaning to "ability.” To clarify the other terms, a “flare” is a light or torch; a “jurisdiction” is the area where a legal power operates; “dominion” is the power to rule or a land that a power controls.
Example Question #194 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Gauntlet
Tryst
Piste
Dinky
Range
Range
A “gamut” is a range or series of related things. To clarify the other terms, a “gauntlet” is a protective glove worn with Medieval armor; a “piste” is a ski trail; “dinky” means little or small; a “tryst” is a secret meeting among lovers.
Example Question #195 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISPENSATION
Permission
Regulation
Batch
Withdrawal
Medicine
Permission
“Dispensation” is permission to break a law, promise, or oath. It is very similar in meaning to “permission.” To clarify the other terms, a “batch” is an amount of something that is made at one time; a “regulation” is an official rule or law; “withdrawal” is the act of taking something away.
Example Question #196 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECISION
Exactness
Details
Policy
Manners
Condition
Exactness
"Precision" means exactness.
Example Question #197 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESCAPADE
Behavior
Crime
Style
Punishment
Adventure
Adventure
An "escapade" is an adventure, so "adventure" is the correct answer.
Example Question #198 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCOR
Peril
Obstruction
Qualm
Fowl
Assistance
Assistance
"Succor" is a noun that means aid or help, so we need to pick out a word that means something like aid. Since "assistance" means aid, "assistance" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "succor" and the correct answer.
Example Question #199 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DREAD
Exhaustion
Courage
Annoyance
Excitement
Apprehension
Apprehension
"Dread" is a word that can act as a noun, verb, or adjective, but since all of our answer choices are nouns, we need to interpret it as a noun. As a noun, "dread" means an intense fear about future events; it can also refer to the person or thing causing that fear. So, we need to pick out another word that means something like fear. Since "apprehension" means anxiousness about the future, it is closest in meaning to "dread," so "apprehension" is the correct answer.
Example Question #200 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NUANCE
Preservation
Amount
Formality
Subtlety
Perseverance
Subtlety
“Nuance” is a word that when used as a noun, means an almost imperceptible difference. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like a subtle distinction. Of the possible answer choices, the word closest in meaning to “nuance” is “subtlety,” a noun that can mean a subtle difference, so “subtlety” is the correct answer.
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