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Example Question #173 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUIT
Channel
Implement
Pattern
Future
Argument
Channel
A "conduit" is a channel or pathway.
Example Question #175 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFERNO
Disaster
Desert
Conflagration
Temperature
Ash
Conflagration
A "conflagration" is a large fire. An "inferno" is similarly a large fire. Thus, "conflagration" and "inferno" are synonyms.
Example Question #176 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Misery
Fear
Disorder
Bruise
Cleanliness
Bruise
A contusion is a bruise or blunt injury.
Example Question #177 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOMICILE
Mansion
Bully
Evil
Tame
Prophecy
Mansion
A "domicile" is a home or house, so "mansion" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #178 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Unwell
Healthy
Bruise
Accident
Broke
Bruise
“Contusion” is a noun used to describe an injury to the body in which nothing is broken but damage is done to tissue causing a bruise to appear. “Broke” and “accident” might seem partially correct, but it is important to note that in a “contusion” nothing is broken, only bruised.
Example Question #179 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUREAU
Agency
Table
Tact
Calligraphy
Tape
Agency
A bureau is an office or agency.
Example Question #180 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCRE
Power
Fame
Notoriety
Loot
Greed
Loot
“Lucre” is a noun that means “money, especially when gained in a dishonorable manner,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “money.” “Loot” is a word that when used as a noun can mean “property taken from an enemy in war,” “stolen money or valuables,” or informally, “money; wealth.” Because “loot” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “lucre,” “loot” is the correct answer.
Example Question #181 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REALM
Town
Ruler
Land
Fortress
City
Land
“Realm” is a noun that can mean “a kingdom” or “a field or domain of activity or interest,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a kingdom” or “a field of activity or interest.” That means that “ruler” cannot be the correct answer, because while a ruler might rule over a kingdom, “ruler” does not mean the same thing as “kingdom.” “Land,” however, when used as a noun, can mean “a country,” and because “land” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “realm,” “land” is the correct answer.
Example Question #182 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURSARY
Rhythm
Messenger
Treasury
Marriage
Patience
Treasury
A "bursary" is a treasury of an institution.
Example Question #183 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Reptile
Bruise
Standard
Suspension
Instrument
Bruise
A "contusion" is a bruise.
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