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Example Question #211 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLAIR
Control
Dominion
Ability
Jurisdiction
Flare
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 #212 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GAMUT
Gauntlet
Dinky
Tryst
Piste
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 #213 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISPENSATION
Withdrawal
Batch
Medicine
Permission
Regulation
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 #214 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECISION
Condition
Details
Exactness
Manners
Policy
Exactness
"Precision" means exactness.
Example Question #215 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESCAPADE
Crime
Behavior
Punishment
Adventure
Style
Adventure
An "escapade" is an adventure, so "adventure" is the correct answer.
Example Question #216 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUCCOR
Peril
Assistance
Fowl
Obstruction
Qualm
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 #217 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DREAD
Excitement
Courage
Annoyance
Exhaustion
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 #218 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NUANCE
Formality
Perseverance
Subtlety
Preservation
Amount
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.
Example Question #219 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FACET
Noise
Purpose
Aspect
Volume
Entirety
Aspect
“Facet” is a noun that can mean a side of a cut gem or a feature or aspect of something. That means that “entirety” cannot be the correct answer, because “entirety,” when used as a noun, means whole, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “facet.” “Aspect,” however, is a noun that means part or feature, and because “aspect” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “facet,” “aspect” is the correct answer.
Example Question #220 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADAGE
Poem
Saying
Speech
Language
Story
Saying
"Adage" is a noun that means "a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth," so we need to pick out an answer choice that is a noun and means something like "proverb." While all of the answer choices are nouns that have something to do with speech or writing, "saying" is the best answer because a saying is "a short, pithy expression that generally contains advice or wisdom." Because "saying" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "adage," it is the correct answer.
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